Garrard County special education teacher and assistant football coach Stephen Grubbs was found unresponsive in his car in a church parking lot. He was transported to the hospital where he was revived with Narcan. When he awoke he told authorities that he had been on his way back to school when he stopped in the parking lot to shoot up.

 

Police: Narcan used to revive Garrard Co. teacher found unconscious in car

Good grief...

OMG

Really people, are the drugs worth it that much.

:no:

We are now making Narcan available for little or nothing but an Epipen will cost you $300+. Something wrong with that.

We are now making Narcan available for little or nothing but an Epipen will cost you $300+. Something wrong with that.

 

I have bought an pair of epipen for 300.00

And guess who is behind the high cost of the epipen.

EpiPen price hike puts bipartisan heat on Democratic senator's daughter | Fox News

 

How much does narcan cost and where do you buy it?

Sad but not surprising. Heroine is everywhere.

Does he remain a Special Ed teacher and assistant football coach?

Wow. That's disturbing on many levels. It's a wicked disease.

Does he remain a Special Ed teacher and assistant football coach?

I highly doubt it

Does he remain a Special Ed teacher and assistant football coach?

 

The article says he has been suspended.

I don't know Stephen Grubbs personally but I know quite a few people that do. I pray he is able to get the help he needs to win the battle he is having with the demons that control him. Addiction is a horrible disease and it affects everyone close to him. I pray they find better days ahead.

I don't know this guy personally but I know who he is and have seen him around. I'll say that this is very shocking and I didn't see it coming at all.

Sad but not surprising. Heroine is everywhere.

 

Not down on this end of the state. The drug users I deal with say it's at least 45 minute drive. I've seen it less than 5 times. Meth on the other hand....

I have bought an pair of epipen for 300.00

And guess who is behind the high cost of the epipen.

EpiPen price hike puts bipartisan heat on Democratic senator's daughter | Fox News

 

How much does narcan cost and where do you buy it?

 

Just for the record, the reason drug prices are so high for Epipens and any other drug for that mater are the PBMs. While manufacturers like Mylan play a part of it as well as many others, PBMs are very near the heart of it all and often collude with manufacturers with backdoor dealings to keep some drugs on formulary and others off to keep their market share. If you can fix the PBM problems, that will fix a good portion of the drug price problems. Pharmacists have been pleading for years and saying PBMs have been the reason drug prices are soaring but its never been addressed on any level. FYI this is coming from a pharmacist.

 

As to your other question, there is a Narcan registry that the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy is putting together so patients can search it to see who the closest pharmacy is to them that stocks it but you can buy it with or without a prescription. Price will vary though. I work for Kroger and at least for now the Narcan programs has only been rolled out in the Cincinnati and Lousiville (Lousville, Lexington, and as far east as Stanton, Morehead, and Richmond) divisions. Other Kroger divisions that have not rolled it out yet so much of the southern and western portions of Kentucky don't have it rolled out yet at their Kroger stores but its coming.

 

And our policy is that whoever is requesting it we will run it through their insurance. We have only sold a couple but insurance has covered it every time and the patient has paid nothing. I would imagine it would be similar for other insurance plans as well and if they don't cover it then I'm sure it would be a PR nightmare for those insurance companies given the gravity of the problem right now especially in our area.