AMR - US Sen Ayotte endorse the Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015

NASHUA, N.H. April 9, 2015 -- American Medical Response (AMR), the nation’s largest ambulance provider today joined the American Ambulance Association (AAA) and U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H) to officially endorse the Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015.

Senator Ayotte, along with her colleagues Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), introduced the legislation in March to protect first responders, health professionals and family members trained in administering and steps to be taken after administering an opioid overdose prevention drug like naloxone (trade name Narcan) in an emergency incidence of drug overdose.