Naloxone, Heroin Addiction's Costly Antidote

Naloxone, Heroin Addiction's Costly Antidote
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Around the U.S., a worsening heroin epidemic has more and more cities turning to the anti-overdose drug naloxone to reduce deaths from abuse. Also known as Narcan, the medication blocks the effects of opioids and reverses the respiratory depression that occurs during an overdose.

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