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Tag: accidental overdose

Contents of a naloxone reversal kit distributed by the NC Harm Reduction Coalition.
Posted inState Health Policy

New Law Nets Hundreds of Saved Lives

by Editor December 11, 2014April 22, 2021
Contents of a naloxone reversal kit distributed by the NC Harm Reduction Coalition.
Posted inFeatured, Prescription Drugs, Public Health

Naloxone ‘Saves’ Help Push Down Rate of Overdose Deaths in NC

by Editor August 26, 2014August 25, 2014
Contents of a naloxone reversal kit distributed by the NC Harm Reduction Coalition.
Posted inFeatured

Naloxone ‘Saves’ Help Drop Rate of Overdose Deaths in N.C.

by Rose Hoban May 13, 2014May 11, 2021
Posted inFeatured, Medicaid, Mental Health, State Health Policy

Saving Lives By Preventing Overdose in Wilkes County

by Rose Hoban February 10, 2014February 26, 2021
With each use, needles develop more holes and crevices in them that can contain traces of blood. Photo: NC Harm Reduction Coalition
Posted inInfectious Disease, NC Health Briefs, Public Health

House Passes Syringe Bill, Governor Signs Good Samaritan into Law

by Rose Hoban May 15, 2013October 19, 2021

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