Search Tag: opioid overdose
Opioid Overdose Deaths to Grow Exponentially
2022 02 Aug
A new study suggests that the coming wave of opioid overdose deaths will be worse than ever and will not discriminate between rural and urban areas. Every area is expected to see a dramatic increase in opioid-involved overdose deaths. According to the researchers, opioid overdoses have reached a historic high. This increase is primarily driven... Read more
Collaboration fights opioid epidemic
2018 21 Feb
A collaborative approach involving local public health and public safety agencies may be what is needed to address the problem of opioid overuse in different communities. In Massachusetts, for example, such collaboration or partnership has given rise to four types of outreach and community support programmes aimed at connecting overdose survivors with... Read more