Pendleton Co. Sheriff warns illegally obtained pills caused 7 overdoses last weekend
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and last updated 2021-03-02 20:29:26-05
FALMOUTH, Ky. â Don t take pills that aren t prescribed to you.
That s the warning from the Pendleton County Sheriff s Office Tuesday after seven overdoses one fatal were reported over the weekend.
Authorities believe the overdoses were caused by illegally obtained Percoset 30 tablets. First responders were able to revive six of the people found unresponsive after they ingested the pills, but a seventh died at an area hospital. The Pendleton County Sheriff s Office wants to CAUTION anyone from taking any medication not obtained from a licensed medical professional and/or pharmacy, read the sheriff s office alert Tuesday.
Federal government providing $3.5-million in funding for ‘vending machines’ that dispense safer drugs to prevent overdoses VANCOUVER Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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The federal government has provided nearly $5.6 million in funding for five vending machines that will dispense medical-grade opioids in British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia. The machines, called MySafe, are akin to ATMs and allow drug users at risk of overdose to get hydromorphone pills dispensed to them after their palm has been scanned to identify its unique vein pattern.
Recommendations to help ensure access to high-quality opioid use disorder treatment
On January 14, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) submitted notice to the Federal Register that it would issue practice guidelines that exempt physicians from the requirement to apply for a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) in up to 30 patients at one time. This exemption has been placed on hold by the Biden administration and may require legislative change to implement. An exemption to the X-waiver has the potential to help reverse the morbidity and mortality associated with the opioid overdose epidemic, although without accompanying changes and attention it will not be enough.