Do naloxone access laws increase outpatient naloxone prescriptions? Evidence from Medicaid
Opioid overdose in the United States is a public health crisis. More than 42,000 Americans died from opioid overdose in 2016, which is more than a 100% increase from 2010 (National Center for Health Statistics, 2017). More Americans now die every year from drug overdose than were lost during the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic despite the availability of much more effective treatments (Lopez, 2017).
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - Category: Addiction Authors: Alex K. Gertner, Marisa Elena Domino, Corey S. Davis Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
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