Too Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose Med - The Suburban Newspaper
5/13/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 months ago
by Robert Preidt
by Robert Preidt
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A potentially lifesaving drug that reduces overdose risk is prescribed to less than half of Americans treated for opioid addiction, a new study finds. This underuse of buprenorphine is "equivalent to giving those with …
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A potentially lifesaving drug that reduces overdose risk is prescribed to less than half of Americans treated for opioid addiction, a new study finds. This … [+2955 chars]
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