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Telemedicine for opioid addiction saves lives.  Let's make sure this continues

Telemedicine for opioid addiction saves lives. Let’s make sure this continues

Editor’s Note: The omnibus appropriations bill released this week expands some telehealth flexibilities, but does not make them permanent. The House and Senate will vote on the bill later this week. Late one afternoon last summer, a dispatcher from the New Hampshire Substance Use Disorder Hotline transferred a crisis call to the addiction clinic I …

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How fentanyl kills and how Narcan saves lives

How fentanyl kills and how Narcan saves lives

The steady rise in opioid overdose deaths has intensified national conversations about access to naloxone, also known as Narcan, an opioid antagonist that reverses the effects of fentanyl and other opioids. In California, for example, lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation to increase access to naloxone. One bill would require public schools to keep at least two …

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Kashmir Suicide Prevention Hotline Saves Lives - DW - 24/11/2022

Kashmir Suicide Prevention Hotline Saves Lives – DW – 24/11/2022

Mehfooz Ahmad*, 56, was battling the social stigma of her daughter running away with her boyfriend days before she was arranged to marry another man. He became discouraged and over time stopped seeing his friends and started having suicidal thoughts. On a cold September evening, Ahmad locked the front door of his house and went …

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