Naloxone: A Life-Saving Addition to Your First Aid Kit
If you or someone you know takes opioid-based pain medications or has a history with heroin abuse, a naloxone kit in the home can save their life. In many cases, the overdose is an accident: A child gets into a grandparent’s medicine cabinet or a patient forgets they already took their pill and takes another one too soon. With a naloxone injection this deadly overdose can be reversed. In Utah, you can get a kit prescribed by any doctor if you express a need. Find out more about naloxone in this interview from Dr. Jennifer Plumb with Utah Naloxone. She talks about how it works and answers some…
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