"Officials in Massachusetts say a program that allows nonprofessionals to administer the anti-overdose drug Narcan has helped arrest the growing number of drug overdose deaths in the state, WBUR reported April 22.
"On average, two people die daily in Massachusetts as a result of an overdose of opioids like heroin, oxycodone and fentanyl, experts say. But the number of drug overdose deaths remained flat between 2006 and 2007 -- defying a trend which has seen yearly double-digit increases in heroin deaths over the past 15 years." Read the Full Article from JoinTogether.org
FMI About Harm Reduction, OD and Narcan, visit: www.harmreduction.org and check out their S.K.O.O.P program and materials
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