Lifesaving overdose drug naloxone to have at home in England
Addicts at risk of an opioid overdose in England will get supplies of the antidote for emergency use. Source link
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Tragic Teen Overdoses Revive Talks on Narcan in Schools
March 24, 2022 — Raagini Jawa, MD, was high schooler in a small New England town when she experienced firsthand the shock and grief of a deadly drug overdose. Jawa lost a close friend — a classmate who had been to her house for countless dinners and sleepovers. That was 15 years ago. Since then, … Read more
New Wearable Device Could Help Prevent Overdose Deaths
Jan. 27, 2022 — It’s no secret that a particular public health epidemic has only gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic: drug overdose deaths. From May 2020 to April 2021, more than 100,000 people in the U.S. died from a drug overdose, according to the CDC. About 64% of those deaths were from opioids, mostly … Read more