Expanding Naloxone use could reduce drug overdose deaths and save lives - Press Release
April 24, 2015
Allowing more basic emergency medical service (EMS) staff to administer naloxone could reduce drug overdose deaths that involve opioids, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study, "Disparity in Naloxone Administration by Emergency Medical Service Providers and the Burden of Drug Overdose in Rural Communities," published in the American Journal of Public Health.
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