Virginia Eases Naloxone Laws

Intermittent heroin use worsens HIV progression
Intermittent heroin use worsens HIV progression
A pharmacist working with a physician or other legal prescriber can collaborate on what's known as a "standing order."

In Virginia in 2013, there were twice as many overdose deaths from the prescription narcotics fentanyl, hydrocodone, methadone or oxycodone — 386 deaths total — as there were from heroin, with 174 deaths.

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