Medications
Rising price of heroin-overdose antidote worries advocates
States are making it easier to get access to a drug that reverses overdoses cause by heroin and other opioids.
Mar 9, 2015
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Medications
Researchers provide insights for reducing drug overdoses through community education
Results from a new study show that participants in drug overdose education programs tend to be parents (mostly mothers) who provide financial support for their son/daughter, have daily contact with their loved one, have applied ...
Jan 29, 2015
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Medications
Experts welcome new guidance on take-home opiate antidote
Writing in The BMJ this week, Professor John Strang from the National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) and the South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Foundation Trust, and a group ...
Nov 7, 2014
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Medications
Opioid overdose prevention programs may reduce deaths
Community opioid overdose prevention programs (OOPPs)—including the use of naloxone for rapid drug reversal—can improve bystander responses to overdose of heroin and related drugs, according to a review in the June Journal ...
Jun 3, 2014
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Medications
New York police to receive heroin antidote kits
Thousands of New York City police are to be equipped with heroin antidote kits to address a surge in overdoses from the drug, city officials said Tuesday.
May 28, 2014
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Addiction
Changing laws, attitudes of police response to drug overdose may lead to better outcomes
A recent study from Rhode Island Hospital has found that a change in the way police respond to drug-related overdose emergencies could contribute to improved outcomes of the victims and to the communities where overdoses ...
Sep 26, 2013
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Pediatrics
'One pill can kill': Effects of unintentional opioid exposure in young children
Medication poisonings among children are an important public health problem. During 2010-2011, an average of 1500 children under 6 years of age was evaluated in emergency departments each year due to unintentional exposure ...
Aug 29, 2013
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Medications
Estonia tops EU drug overdose deaths list
Officials in Estonia raised the alarm Wednesday after a report into drug use in Europe found that the small Baltic nation had the highest incidence of deaths from drug overdoses in the EU.
Feb 13, 2013
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Health
Training bystanders to spot drug overdoses can reduce deaths
Training bystanders to recognize and respond to drug overdoses can significantly reduce the number of fatalities, finds a study published in BMJ today.
Jan 31, 2013
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Medications
Study shows naloxone kits cost-effective in preventing overdose deaths
(Medical Xpress)—Giving heroin users kits with the overdose antidote naloxone is a cost-effective way to prevent overdose deaths and save lives, according to a study released this week in The Annals of Internal Medicine.
Jan 2, 2013
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