Handing out naloxone doesn ’t fix opioid crisis | Dalla Lana School of Public Health

In the midst of a national opioid crisis, take-home naloxone programs have expanded rapidly. Ontario ' s Minister of Health and Long Term Care Dr. Eric Hoskins recently announced that naloxone kits will be provided to fire and police departments across the province, but U of T researchers are questioning whether naloxone distribution might distance people from health-care services or worsen health inequities.More ...http://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/2018/02/handing-out-naloxone-doesnt-fix-opioid-crisis/?
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