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With the Garden State tallying more than 200 overdose deaths already in 2023, lawmakers are pushing another effort to protect individuals from the ongoing opioid epidemic.
A proposed law advanced by an Assembly committee in late January would require that colleges and universities have naloxone nasal spray, an opioid antidote, on hand and in easily accessible locations throughout their campuses, in order to be better prepared for overdose emergencies.
“Institutions also would be required to develop a policy concerning the emergency administration of naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for opioid overdose emergencies occurring on campus,” the bill reads.
Under the bill, a licensed campus medical professional could designate certain staff members to administer the antidote to someone experiencing an overdose.
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