Doctors, patients, friends and family can take some specific steps to curb the risk of fatal overdoses from heroin and opiate use, say Caleb Banta-Green, Ron Jackson and Joseph Merrill in a guest column in the Seattle Times, published online on April 18, 2012.
In 2010, 570 people died from opiate-involved overdoses (heroin and/or prescription-type) in Washington state, up from 188 in 1995. This column lays out practical advice to patients, families, and professionals on how to prevent, recognize and intervene in an overdose. Read the full column ...
More information on the StopOverdose.org website.
