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Bill to Require Naloxone Overdose Spray in Workplace First-Aid Kits Passes California Assembly

The bill’s author sees a duty to save as many lives as possible ‘until we can cut off the supply of fentanyl to our state.’
Bill to Require Naloxone Overdose Spray in Workplace First-Aid Kits Passes California Assembly
The overdose-reversal drug Narcan, the brand name for naloxone, is displayed during training for employees in Philadelphia, Pa., on Dec. 4, 2018. Matt Rourke/AP Photo
Jill McLaughlin
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A California bill to require that workplace first aid kits include naloxone nasal spray, used to reverse deadly opioid overdoses, is quickly making its way through the Legislature.

Assembly Bill 1976 has strong bipartisan support and is now under consideration in the state Senate after passing an Assembly vote on May 22.

Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.