Easier access to opiate OD antidote urged
Photo credit: Ed Betz | Karl W. Klug demonstrates the use of Narcan in his office in Hauppauge. (Sept. 14, 2012)
Nassau County intends to push New York State to pass a law mandating that opiate overdose antidote kits, like defibrillators, be placed in school nurse offices, fire departments and other public places, officials said.
The county is also the state's first to begin an aggressive effort to train civilians -- including addicts, their families and friends -- on how to recognize overdoses and administer...
