Study Backs More Use of Life-Saving Heroin-Overdose Drug

Study backs more use of life-saving heroin-overdose drug
But it's against the law for an individual with a prescription for naloxone, commonly known by its brand name Narcan, to use the drug on a friend or someone else overdosing on other opiates such as morphine, oxycodone and methadone. A recent …
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Scripps Howard Awards Honor Nation's Best 2012 Journalism
Brandon Stahl of the News Tribune in Duluth, Minn., receives $ 10,000 and a trophy for "Methadone: A Costly Fix." The series prompted calls for statewide reform in the treatment of drug addiction. Finalists: Jocelyn Wiener, Ken … Finalists: Kathleen B …
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