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Opioid Overdose
Featured Articles : Opioid Overdose
September 19, 2024
How naloxone reverses opioid overdoses (and why it’s important to have on hand!)
Naloxone is a powerful tool for preventing deaths from opioid overdoses. First responders and health care providers use this medication...
Substance Use Disorder, Opioids, Opioid Overdose
November 26, 2020
ER visits for drug overdose may raise risk of later death
People treated in the emergency room (ER) for an opioid overdose are 100 times more likely to die by drug overdose...
Opioid Use Disorder, Opioids, Mental Health, Opioid Overdose
October 13, 2017
The opioid crisis
Opioid misuse and addiction is a major public health crisis. Opioids, sometimes called narcotics, are a type of drug. They...
Opioid Use Disorder, Opioids, Opioid Overdose