by Carolyn | May 17, 2019 | addiction, Medication-assisted treatment, naloxone, News roundup, Opioid epidemic
Vox: A new study backs up a lifesaving approach to the opioid epidemic By German Lopez The study linked expanded access to naloxone to fewer opioid overdose deaths. The New York Times: Marijuana Legalization Hits a Wall: First in New Jersey, Then in New York By Vivian...
by Carolyn | Apr 26, 2019 | addiction, naloxone, News roundup, Opioid epidemic
CNBC: More millennials, Gen Z are dying of opioid overdoses, researchers say By Berkeley Lovelace Jr. The nationwide opioid epidemic has led to a sharp increase in the death rate for overdoses by teens and young adults, according to a new study. Most of those deaths...
by Carolyn | Apr 16, 2018 | Dr. Peter Provet, in the news, Letters to the Editor, naloxone, Opioid epidemic
Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet discusses the role treatment providers can take in expanding access to naloxone training in response to a recent article (“Surgeon General Urges Americans to Carry Drug That Stops Opioid Overdoses,” news, April 6) in The New...