GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–4 November 2014 – The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines today aimed at reducing the number deaths related to opioid overdose covering a range of drugs – from morphine and heroin to painkillers such as oxycodone – that claim nearly 70,000 lives each year.
The guidelinesrecommend expanding access of the inexpensive medication naloxone, “which can completely reverse the effects of opioid overdose and prevent deaths due to opioid…
