SACRAMENTO – In a significant step towards combating the Fentanyl epidemic, AB 1976 has been signed by Governor Newsom. The bill previously has had strong bipartisan support throughout the legislative process. AB 1976 would require Cal-OSHA to develop regulations that require first aid kits in all workplaces in California to contain naloxone nasal spray — a lifesaving medication that can completely reverse a deadly opioid overdose by being sprayed in the nostrils.
According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration more than half of the counterfeit prescription pills being trafficked in communities across the country now contain a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl.
“If fentanyl continues to be more accessible than naloxone, we’re going to keep seeing an increase in overdose d
