Overdose Reversal Drug Gaining Traction

Overdose reversal drug gaining traction

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Unofficially, there have been 13 opiate overdose reversals in Scioto County, the site of the state's first naloxone pilot program, said Lisa Roberts, a public health nurse and injury prevention coordinator at the Portsmouth City Health Department …
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CNN Washington AM Note

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An analysis of four years of Medicare prescription records shows that some doctors and other health professionals across the country prescribe large quantities of drugs that are potentially harmful, disorienting or addictive for their patients. Federal …
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Weekly Washington healthcare update

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Chairman Harkin (D-IA) has circulated a draft of legislation that would require compounding pharmacies that produce drugs without a prescription and then sell them across state lines to be licensed under a newly created category of compounding …
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Ice Cream Beating: Pierre Scarbrough, Faith Alston Allegedly Beat 11-Year-Old

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The girl reportedly told police that Scarbrough had hit her in the left eye earlier this month before she was taken to an area hospital for treatment, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. … William Lewallen was arrested after Tulsa police found his 18 …
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