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Subcommittee backs resolution urging larger Narcan spending from opioid-abatement funds
Summary
The Civil Justice Subcommittee voted unanimously to advance House Joint Resolution 100 calling for a larger share of Tennessee's opioid abatement funds to be used for naloxone (Narcan) distribution and public awareness.
Chairman Representative Faison of the Civil Justice Subcommittee on Thursday brought forward House Joint Resolution 100, urging a larger portion of Tennessee's opioid abatement funds be used to distribute naloxone and increase public awareness.
The resolution, which the subcommittee voted 7-0 to send to full judiciary, asks state decisionmakers to prioritize widespread access to naloxone (brand name Narcan) as part of the state's response to opioid and fentanyl overdoses.
The measure's sponsor, Representative Faison, framed the proposal as a life-saving immediate step while longer-term prevention is expanded. "If we claim to be pro life, we should be pro life throughout a human's life," Faison said. He told members Tennessee ranks near the top…
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