| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. After Opioid Overdose, Only 30 Percent Get Medicine To Treat Addiction
USA. After Opioid Overdose, Only 30 Percent Get Medicine To Treat Addiction
More than 115 Americans die every day of opioid overdose. Many more who overdose survive due to the antidote medication naloxone. But a study out Monday finds that just 3 in 10 patients revived by an EMT or in an emergency room received the follow-up medication known to avoid another life-threatening event. (KHN – Kaiser Health News, USA, 19.06.2018)
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