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Rachel Winograd is the director of the Addiction Science, Practice, Implementation, Research, & Education (ASPIRE) Lab at the University of Missouri St. Louis.
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Several Missouri communities were recently awarded grant funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to address opioid overdoses and neonatal abstinence syndrome in rural communities.
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In a historic step on March 29, the Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan for over-the-counter sale. Here's how this harm reduction measure might impact people here in Columbia.
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In March, the FDA approved Narcan – an opioid overdose reversal drug also known as naloxone – for over- the counter use. But some in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, are worried this won’t address all the barriers to access to this potentially life-saving drug, so they have come up with a creative solution.
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It was a scheduling mishap that led Kourtnaye Sturgeon to help save someone’s life. About four months ago, Sturgeon drove to downtown Indianapolis for a...
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HyVee Announces It Will Sell Naloxone in Missouri Without a PerscriptionMissouri Attorney General to Investigate Inmate Death Further on FridayThe Kansas…
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Another major pharmacy chain in Missouri now offers naloxone, the potentially lifesaving drug that prevents opioid overdose deaths, to Missourians without…
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Columbia Police could be the next first responders to carry a life-saving drug that reverses the effects of opioid overdose.The Columbia Fire Department…
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Missouri lawmakers took steps this year to address the growing number of drug overdoses, but health care advocates say more work remains.The Legislature…
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Tiffany Seda-Addington has been fighting for expanded access to naloxone for nearly three years. Ever since her best friend James Carmack died of a heroin…