At Issue
S35 E30: The Fentanyl Epidemic
Season 35 Episode 30 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
The medical director and lead RN at UnityPlace discuss how to handle fentanyl overdoses.
The leading cause of death for Americans 18 to 45 years of age is a fatal overdose of fentanyl. UnityPlace at UnityPoint Health handles overdose cases. The medical director and lead RN explain the difference between medicinal and illicit fentanyl, how to identify an overdose, what to do, how they treat drug abuse cases and how they educate families on the dangers of this and other drugs.
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At Issue is a local public television program presented by WTVP
At Issue
S35 E30: The Fentanyl Epidemic
Season 35 Episode 30 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
The leading cause of death for Americans 18 to 45 years of age is a fatal overdose of fentanyl. UnityPlace at UnityPoint Health handles overdose cases. The medical director and lead RN explain the difference between medicinal and illicit fentanyl, how to identify an overdose, what to do, how they treat drug abuse cases and how they educate families on the dangers of this and other drugs.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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