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New Device Administers Drug That Reverses Narcotic Overdose and Saves Lives

FDA has approved a device the size of a cell phone that could save lives. The Evzio is used to inject a drug called naloxone that uncouples opioid drugs from their receptors. First responders have long used naloxone to prevent heroin or narcotic overdose deaths.

Still, there are an estimated 16,000 deaths from narcotic overdose each year. If family members and friends had access to the Evzio, some of these deaths would be preventable. There would be a better opportunity to get victims to lifesaving emergency care. The device will be available by prescription, and the cost has not been announced.

 

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About the Author
Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies..
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