New York voted new law to prevent overdoses in clubs and venues
By Alexandre Trochut
Oct 14, 2022
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Widespread distribution of Narcan kits to save lives
The new "Intro 56" law will come into effect next January 11, 2023 & promises to introduce Narcan kits to venues around the city while staff will be offered training sessions on administering the life-saving treatment.
A rate of death by overdose not seen for two decades
Narcan kits are used to prevent opioid overdoses and with the current circulation of fentanyl-laced drugs in the US, could be essential to saving lives. Drug-related deaths were at an all-time high in 2021 according to a recent report. In the space of just three months - from July to September 2021 - unintentional overdoses accounted for 709 drug-related deaths in New York City, the highest number in some two decades.