Honolulu may become the first city to require bars and nightclubs to keep naloxone, known by brand names such as Narcan, on-site to minimize opioid overdose deaths in high-risk areas.
“The opioid crisis is real,” said Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, the councilman who proposed the bill that passed the Honolulu City Council on Wednesday.
In March, the Food and Drug Administration granted approval for a 4-milligram dose of naloxone to be dispensable over the counter without a prescription due in part to the rising rate of opioid overdoses nationwide.