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Pharmacy Involvement

Pharmacists can have the ability to play a larger role in managing medications for patients who experience opioid abuse. With flexible hours and increasing involvement in the community, pharmacists can become more involved with handling the paperwork required for opioid addiction treatment that physicians currently process. In addition, they are able to hold patients accountable to take their medications.

As of 2018, 46 states and dispense naloxone without a prescription.