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Naloxone nasal spray could make it easier to save lives, but too pricey for those who need it
Health Canada has approved a nasal-spray form of the potentially life-saving drug naloxone, but at $145 for two single-use doses, people on the front lines of harm reduction say those who need it, can't afford it. They want Quebec's health minister to act.
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