Pregabalin has quickly earned an enviable reputation as a major breakthrough in the treatment of pain, but one with a potential dark side.
When the drug, known by its brand name Lyrica, was subsidised on the ...
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Three Australians die every day from opioid overdose. Many of these deaths could be prevented by a drug called naloxone.
Naloxone, sometimes known by its brand name Narcan, is a medicine that temporarily reverses the effects ...
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Tammy Waters and Mitch (Michele) Segal work together at Directions Health Services in the ACT. Tammy is the NSP Training and Stock Coordinator while Mitch is the Client Services Coordinator, Needle and Syringe Program.
Tammy Waters, ...
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What is naloxone?
Naloxone is a medicine that temporarily reverses the effects of opioids like morphine, codeine and heroin. Opioids depress the respiratory system, so overdosing on them is very dangerous. Administering naloxone can restore the ...
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Health, rights and drugs: Harm reduction, decriminalization and zero discrimination for people who use drugs
UNAIDS
As a new chapter in the response to the world drug problem begins, UNAIDS is calling on countries to adopt the ...
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