Every day in the US, at least 130 people die of an opioid overdose. With over two million Americans abusing opioids today, the country is in the throes of a crisis. And while there’s no quick fix for opioid addiction, there are some innovations that can help with its impact. While Narcan isn’t a cure for opioid addiction, it’s...
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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...