Pharmacies may not stock naloxone, despite statewide orders
(Reuters Health) – More than three years after Pennsylvania issued a statewide order expanding access to the life-saving opioid antidote…
Few at risk for opioid overdose get potentially life-saving naloxone
(Reuters Health) – A tiny percentage of people at high risk for opioid overdose are getting prescriptions for naloxone, a…
FDA panel backs prescribing opioid overdose reversal drug along with painkillers
(Reuters) – An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday recommended prescribing the opioid overdose reversal…
How fentanyl kills: A CBC News explainer
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid — a painkiller similar to morphine. But its recreational use is becoming a public…