In November of 2023, Diamond's sister company InnovaScript became the official pharmacy partner to the Victoria's Voice Foundation, a non-profit drug education and addiction prevention support organization founded in memory of Victoria Siegel, a young woman who tragically lost her life to an accidental drug overdose.

At the heart of this new partnership is the #GetGiveSave campaign, a national effort to increase the access to and the awareness of naloxone. On this episode, we welcome Mark Cady-Archilla, corporate partnerships director for the Victoria’s Voice Foundation; Jason Baker, director of strategic initiatives for Diamond; and Chris Bender, pharmacist with Diamond's OPTICS team for a deeper discussion of this partnership and what it’s doing to put naloxone in more lifesaving locations.

Along the way, Mark gives us a greater introduction to Victoria’s Voice (and shares his deeply personal connection to the foundation’s work), we recap the efficacy and life-saving simplicity of naloxone, and we discuss the barriers of naloxone stigma and access, among many other areas of discussion. It’s a longer conversation, but there’s no shortage of powerful moments to be heard.

Resources Referenced in the Discussion:

The Victoria's Voice Foundationwww.victoriasvoice.foundationwww.getgivesave.org

Joint InnovaScript/Victoria's Voice Foundation Website:vvf.innovascript.com

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