Sentences with phrase «increased drug diversion»

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Along with the Harm Reduction Coalition, the Drug Policy Alliance and VOCAL - NY are urging state legislators to instead increase access to naloxone, an anti-overdose medication, drug diversion programs and post-overdose counselDrug Policy Alliance and VOCAL - NY are urging state legislators to instead increase access to naloxone, an anti-overdose medication, drug diversion programs and post-overdose counseldrug diversion programs and post-overdose counseling.

The report focuses on increasing awareness of the problem, expanding treatment through insurance coverage, providing better treatment programs, employment and diversion programs for recovering addicts, and giving law enforcement more leeway to fight drug trafficking.

The growing availability of prescription opioids has increased risks for people undergoing treatment for pain and created an environment and marketplace of diversion, where people who are not seeking these medications for medical reasons abuse and sell the drugs because they can produce a high.