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Where to Buy Naloxone in the USA
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Where to Buy Naloxone in the USA

Many people started hearing about Naloxone when Prince was found dead. However, this drug has existed for a long time and has been approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). Naloxone is used to prevent opioid overdoses from drugs like Oxycodone, heroin, and morphine. It can be given via intravenous injection, intranasal spray, subcutaneous...

A New Tool in the Fight against Teenage Drug Abuse
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A New Tool in the Fight against Teenage Drug Abuse

With the opiate crisis still developing in mid-America, high schools have been fortunate enough to now be able to add Narcan, a drug that can prevent death during an opiate overdose, to their defenses to fight teenage drug abuse. Recently, Adapt Pharmacia, the company that manufactures Narcan, and the Clinton Health Matters initiative have joined...

Heroin Epidemic in Ohio
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Heroin Epidemic in Ohio

The Ohio Department of Health recently released statistics showing that more than 700 people died from heroin overdose in 2012—a 60% increase over the previous year and clearly indicating a heroin epidemic in Ohio. Heroin killed more people in Cuyahoga County in 2013 than car accidents or homicides. A more recent report by the Ohio...