House bill would protect use of opioid overdose antidote

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The House passed a bill Monday that provides civil immunity to those who give an antidote to reverse overdoses from heroin and other opioid drugs. Anchorage Democratic Senator Johnny Ellis sponsored the bill. This made it unusual, since few bills sponsored by members of the minority party ever come up for votes.
The passage of Senate Bill 23 received unanimous support, with every representative present voting for it.
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