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Use of opioid overdose antidote by laypersons rose 43% from 2020 to 2022, study finds

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By Sam Tupper, CNN (CNN) — After years of continuously rising opioid overdoses, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that overdose deaths decreased 3% in 2023, the first annual decrease since 2018. A new study shows how the increased administration of naloxone by non-medical laypersons – or bystanders with little to no medical training – could be one factor contributing to this decline. Making naloxone, a drug used to rever…

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