Rutgers study finds rise in overdoses from opioids in diarrhea drug

(Rutgers University) A Rutgers study has uncovered a new threat in the opiate epidemic: overdoses of loperamide, an over-the-counter diarrhea medication, have been steadily increasing in number and severity nationwide over five years.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news