Posts Tagged ‘overdose’
Rescue kits reduce opioid overdose deaths
BOSTON U. (US) — The rate of opioid overdose continues to rise, but a new intervention effort can significantly reduce deaths, experts report. Continue…
Friday, February 1, 2013 17:05 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Apr 27, 2011 16:06 - 5 Comments
Overdose deaths at epidemic levels
UNC-CHAPEL HILL/DUKE (US) — The number of teens and adults dying from accidental overdoses in 2007 surpassed motor vehicle crashes and suicides, two of the leading causes of injury death. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 4, 2010 12:48 - 3 Comments
Teens have trouble with Tylenol dosage
U. ROCHESTER (US)—The majority of teens say they have never heard of acetaminophen—or what the appropriate dosing of it is even with access to the label instructions—despite having taken the medication recently. (more…)
