Massachusetts S1709 aims to save lives by distributing Narcan to individuals at risk for an overdose upon discharge from correctional facilities.
Massachusetts S1709 amends state law to require state or county correctional facilities to educate and provide information on opioid antagonists to detainees or prisoners with a history of opioid use, opioid use disorder, or opioid-related overdoses. The bill mandates the distribution of at least two doses of Narcan to these individuals or their legal guardians upon discharge. The commissioner is authorized to create necessary rules and regulations to implement this provision.
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