WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12), U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Congressman John Rutherford (R-FL-05) partnered together on bipartisan legislation to help tackle rising rates of opioid overdoses (https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/work/safety-topics/overdose-deaths/) with increased access to overdose reversal medications like naloxone.
The Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits (WORK) to Save Lives Act would require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue guidance to employers and federal agencies regarding opioid overdose reversal medication attainment, usage, and training.
"Naloxone s...