NY docs must give naloxone with opioids A new New York law aims to ensure that naloxone is available if needed by people who take prescription opioids Salon · Jan 6, 2023
New York doctors are now required to prescribe naloxone to some patients on opioid painkillers Without opioid painkillers to dull the ache in his knees and other joints, Arnold Wilson wouldn’t be able to walk half a block. The 63-year-old former New York City nurse has crippling arthritis for which he takes OxyContin twice a day and oxycodone when he needs additional relief. Tribune News Service · Jan 6, 2023