PA school nurses on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic

(University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing) As opioid overdoses continue to grab headlines, more states are providing their communities with easier access to naloxone, which can prevent death by reversing opioid overdoses. But while naloxone may be available at township buildings, libraries, or other community locations, little is known about how schools maintain a supply and use naloxone to prepare for treating overdose.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news