A major tool in the war against the current opioid crisis has been approved for sale over-the-counter.

Officials with the Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of Narcan without a prescription, which makes it the first opioid treatment drug that will be sold over the counter.

The use of Narcan can reverse the overdoses of several drugs, including fentanyl, oxycodone and heroin.

According to the FDA, the use of those drugs exploded exponentially during the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, more than 100,000 deaths in America per year have been linked to the opioid crisis.