DRUG OVERDOSE
Drug Overdoses and Organ Donors—A Debatable Issue
Who would have thought that the American overdose epidemic of the 21st century would have led to a “silver lining” of sorts? Yes, though sadness and misery abound as the death toll from drugs peaked sixty-four thousand in 2016, one silver lining in the morass of depression from the death toll…
Deadly Combination—Methadone and Xanax
Methadone and Xanax by themselves can be deadly—both of them are addictive, each drug on its own can cause deadly levels of central nervous system depression.
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Why Naloxone (By Itself) is Betraying Americans Addicted to Opioids
You may have heard that the Midwest and Northeast have been swept by a deadly wave of drug overdoses in the last year. As the number of overdoses rose, more police, fire departments and hospitals were supplied with the opioid antidote naloxone. But naloxone by itself is not a solution to addiction.
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Oklahoma Moms Work Hard to Save Young People from Overdoses
Many people say that the worst possible pain is losing a child. These days, too many mothers and fathers are suffering this loss due to drug overdoses.
