There are ways to prevent loved ones from becoming victims of an overdose. Here are three.
opioid overdose
Wider Use of Antidote Could Lower Overdose Deaths by Nearly 50%
Distributing naloxone and training people to use it can cut the death rates from overdose nearly in half, according to a new study.
Study Supports Benefits of Naloxone in Treating Drug Overdoses
Study shows naloxone effective for treating overdose
Lessons from Bon Jovi’s Daughter’s Overdose
Stephanie Bongiovi’s case makes the argument for broader Good Samaritan laws and wider use of the overdose antidote naloxone
Preventing Overdose: Obama Administration Drug Czar Calls For Wider Access to Overdose Antidote
For the first time, the drug czar has supported broadening access to naloxone, the life-saving prescription drug that immediately reverses overdoses of heroin and prescription painkillers
Naloxone Debate: FDA Hears Testimony About Making an Overdose Antidote Nonprescription
(Updated) “Why didn’t I know about this when my child was alive?” That was the question raised over and over at a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hearing on Thursday by parents whose families make up the terrible …
On Overdose Awareness Day, a Mother’s Plea for Compassion
Marilee Murphy Odendahl wants you to know a few things about her son, Ian. “He was marvelously funny, loyal, extremely intelligent and a really good observer of human behavior, so much that you wouldn’t necessarily like to be the …