Increase in naloxone accessibility needed in almost every US state to combat opioid overdoses, study
Source: the hill
Increase in naloxone accessibility needed in almost every US state to combat opioid overdoses, study says
“People who use drugs and people living in the community must be considered first responders and need easy access to naloxone so they can act quickly to save a life,” the study’s senior author said.
Jenna Romaine | Feb 11, 2022
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A new study on the distribution and accessibility of naloxone in the United States was published in The Lancet Public Health journal on Thursday.
According to the study, the distribution and accessibility of naloxone, a drug used to counteract the effects of an opioid overdose, need to be increased and expanded in almost every U.S. state in order to more effectively combat opioid overdoses and prevent more overdose deaths.
It’s been reported that 1.2 million Americans are expected to die of opioid overdoses between 2020 and 2029.
.......................Naloxone needs vary by state and region, depending upon the types of epidemics being faced. For example, regions heavily struggling with fentanyl use and overdoses, such as the eastern U.S. are in the most desperate need of additional naloxone intervention due to the drug's high toxicity and lethality. Fentanyl is 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine and the primary driver of drug overdose deaths in the United States, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. .........................................................
Read more: https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/593923-increase-in-naloxone-accessibility-needed-in
NEW—Naloxone: substantial increase in life-saving #opioid overdose intervention urgently needed in almost every U.S. state, finds study in @TheLancetPH.
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