The state fund that gives first-responders overdose reversal agent naloxone at a discounted rate had been depleted, but just received a $300,000 boost from Attorney General Maura Healey and a private donation.RIZE Massachusetts — a nonprofit launched by medical giant Partners HealthCare and General Electric to combat the opioid crisis — announced a $50,000 contribution yesterday following reports that the state’s Municipal Naloxone Bulk Purchasing Trust Fund ran dry last fall.
State Naloxone Fund Gets First Major Donation
By Lindsay Kalter, Boston Herald
Tue, 04/17/2018 - 9:00pm
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Topics: Massachusetts Suffolk County Boston
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