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Opioid-overdose 'miracle drug' faces $56M in cuts

UCR Health — May 1, 2025

The Trump administration has proposed terminating a $56 million annual grant program that distributes naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, and trains emergency responders to administer the drug in the case of opioid overdoses. It's believed to have saved hundreds of thousands of lives. We asked two UCR…

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