SAMHSA updates prevention resource for opioid overdoses
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has updated its Opioid Overdose Toolkit. The publication offers information and resources to help first responders, prescribers, patients/families and community members prevent opioid overdose. According to the agency, more than 28,000 people in the United States died from opioid overdose in 2014.
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