An implantable sensor dispenses naloxone to prevent opioid overdose deaths
The new device, which can be implanted under the skin, rapidly releases naloxone when an overdose is detected.
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The Streets Weren’t Safe For Drug Users — So These Countries Made Spaces For Them.
The Swiss people took drastic measures to reduce the number of people dying from opioid overdose. Their approach is effective – and unorthodox. The first in a series describing how Europeans have tackled their overdose issues.
Switzerland Fights Heroin With Heroin
This is the second in our series exploring how Switzerland has dealt with opioid addiction in different — and sometimes controversial — ways cutting overdose deaths and related infections.
Switzerland Couldn’t Stop Drug Users — So It Started Supporting Them
The Swiss people took drastic measures to reduce the number of people dying from opioid overdose. Their approach is effective – and unorthodox. The first in a series describing how Europeans have tackled their overdose issues.
Fighting Opioids With An Unlikely Supplemental Painkiller: Anti-Itch Medicine
Researchers are investigating whether an anti-itch medication that targets a specific part of our nerve cells can make morphine — which targets a different part–more effective. The findings suggest it can.