Should Naloxone Be Used to Reduce Opioid Overdoses?
Should naloxone be used to reduce opioid overdoses?
Naxolene sounds like a good way to reduce overdose deaths because ambulance and hospital emergency department staff use it successfully to reverse heroin overdoses. Indeed, many … There are several current alternatives to naxolene distribution …
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Law enforcement sees rise of pills-to-heroin trend
She faces serious legal troubles and a lifetime of addiction treatment. When Prince William police decided this summer to target dealers of … Prince William police believe that three recent fatal overdoses were from heroin, although toxicology tests …
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NM senator takes on prescription drug abuse
Udall also unveiled legislation aimed at preventing prescription drug abuse and improving treatment options. He said New Mexico has one of the highest drug overdose rates in the nation, with 40 percent of those overdoses caused primarily by …
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Overdose Awareness Day in San Francisco, 2010 — Harm Reduction Coalition and the DOPE project celebrate its 500th overdose reversal via peer-delivered naloxone on International Overdose Awareness Day, Augu…
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