Glendale hospital saw 25% more opioid overdoes. Now, they're being more proactive with naloxone

An emergency physician says his hospital in Glendale is receiving opioid-overdose patients at a pace that would translate to a roughly 25% increase from 2023.Banner Thunderbird Medical Center is responding by proactively giving out overdose-reversal medication.Hospital officials are now giving naloxone, brand name Narcan, to patients and people able to help someone at-risk of

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