Overdose prevention and naloxone rescue among family members of people who use opioids
Sunday, April 30, 2017 - 17:01
in Health & Medicine
Family members are often the ones who administer naloxone during an opioid overdose and should be considered as part of the larger response to help curb fatal overdoses. These findings demonstrate the important role that educating family members about overdoses and how to obtain and administer naloxone could play an important role in helping decrease the number of fatal opioid overdoses.