Use of opioid overdose antidote by laypersons soars, study finds
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A new study shows use of Narcan, or naloxone, to treat opioid overdoses has soared among non-medical laypersons, maybe leading to a decline in deaths.
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news study finds more and more regular
people are using Narcan to help prevent
fatal drug overdoses the nasal spray can
reverse the effects of an opioid
overdose the study from the Journal of
American Medical Association shows the
number of victims receiving naloxone
from a lay person increased by 43%
between 2020 and 2022 Philadelphia was
included in the study rosalin picardo
with operation save our city passes out
Narcan every day specifically in the
cities Kensington section notorious for
its drug dents when we pass it out
people were oh yeah let me get one of
those or can I get a quick refresher on
how to administer compared to a couple
years ago what were people saying people
will say oh we don't need that because
we don't do
drugs the city says overdose deaths
dropped to a little more than 1100
people last year compared to more than
1,400 deaths in 2022 that same year
emergency responders gave out more than
3,700 nxone kits a 6 5% increase from
the year before