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Kqed
4 weeks ago
California

California Partners with New Jersey Firm to Buy Generic Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug | KQED

California shifts naloxone from Amneal to CalRx label after FDA approval, aiming to tackle rising opioid overdose deaths.
California utilizes taxpayer funds and opioid settlement money to distribute naloxone kits, reversing over 260,000 opioid overdoses. [ more ]
HuffPost
1 year ago
Health

I Took Oxy And Fentanyl For Years. Here's What No One Is Telling You About The Opioid Crisis.

The author, who has a rare disease called sarcoidosis, relied on high doses of opioids to manage their pain during the opioid epidemic.
The author highlights the challenges faced by pain patients who needed opioids for legitimate medical reasons but were negatively affected by the over-prescribing and illegal distribution of these medications. [ more ]
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