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There’s a new opioid antidote. But Mass. health officials are hesitant to endorse it

As new opioid antidotes appear on the market, the state’s Department of Public Health is taking a measured approach when it comes to what it endorses — to the dismay of some.

Naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, has become nearly synonymous with the opioid scourge and remains the gold-star treatment when it comes to overdose reversal tools. But it’s no longer the only player in the game.

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