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... nbsp; Explore more of the series here: Diabetes a major factor behind declining life expectancy in rural areas Rural healthcare access at risk as public health efforts become politicized Wider access to Narcan helps rural communities fight overdose deaths West Virginia doctors work to bridge healthcare gap in rural areas
... an overdose crisis plaguing the U.S. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 107,000 people died from overdoses in the 12 months that ended Nov. 30, 2022. Before 2020, the number of overdose deaths had never topped 100,000. Most of the ...
... McCarthy amid rising tensions between the U.S. and China. Former President Trump remains defiant after being charged with multiple felonies as the political reaction to the case risks further dividing the country. Plus, how rural communities are using a fast-acting overdose treatment in the fight against opioid addiction.
Saturday on PBS News Weekend, another round of massive storms unleashed deadly tornadoes across the South and Midwest. Then, a look at the FDA’s decision to allow over-the-counter sales of the overdose reversal drug Narcan. Plus, a shortage of both public defenders and prosecutors in Wisconsin is ...
... Palm Sunday service marking the beginning of Holy Week for Christians. Still to come on "PBS News Weekend," what the over-the-counter approval of an overdose reversal drug means for the fight against opioids. And why a shortage of lawyers in Wisconsin is raising questions about the legal system.
Dr. Andrew Kolodny: Administering Naloxone to someone who's experiencing an overdose is easy. That doesn't mean that there isn't anything people should know if they're responding to an opioid overdose. For example, we should tell people that don't just give Naloxone but also immediately call ...
... the first over-the-counter sales of an opioid treatment drug. Narcan nasal spray is a version of the lifesaving drug naloxone that can reverse overdoses. Today's FDA action means Narcan will be available without a prescription by late summer. And, on Wall Street, stocks rallied, as fears of ...
But not every pharmacy carries it. And buyers have to pay for the medication — either with an insurance co-pay or for the full retail price. The cost varies, but two doses of Narcan often go for around $50. WATCH: St. Louis combats opioid crisis as overdose deaths skyrocket among ...
... need to be in a room doing that? And, on any given day, you have three rooms with 8-year-olds that have flu, two overdoses, and then five people who are elderly and looking for admission because their chronic diseases. William Brangham: In some cases, he says, that emergency ...
... to jail, they’re going to go to jail.” Marc Burrows, who leads a Greenville-based harm reduction program that reports it has reversed 700 overdoses through the provision of opioid antidotes, said these bills could increase deaths by creating hesitancy among drug users to report overdoses. “I just don ...
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