Reversing An Overdose Isn’t Complicated, But Getting The Antidote Can Be

The Surgeon General recommends more Americans carry naloxone, the opioid overdose antidote.

The U.S. surgeon general has recommended that naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug, be widely available to consumers. But there are several barriers to consumers’ ability to acquire it.

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