| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Naloxon
USA. To save lives, overdose antidote should be sold over-the-counter, advocates argue
USA. To save lives, overdose antidote should be sold over-the-counter, advocates argue
Louise Vincent figures her group, the North Carolina Survivors Union, saves at least 1,690 lives a year.
The harm-reduction and syringe service program in Greensboro, N.C., distributes the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone to people who use drugs. Research suggests this approach is effective, since people who use drugs are most likely to witness an overdose and administer naloxone. (npr – National Public Radio, USA, 14.12.2021)
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/12/14/1063865914/to-save-lives-overdose-antidote-should-be-sold-over-the-counter-advocates-argue