FDA Approves Naloxone Auto-Injector for Heroin OD Drug AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthApril 7, 2014With stunning speed, on Thursday the FDA approved an injection device designed to deliver naloxone — a drug that can reverse an opioid overdose — for use in the home and other non-hospital settings. The approval comes after a four-month, fast-track priority review, and may represent a tipping point in how heroin and prescription opioid addiction…
Don’t Drink and Bike AlcoholismBy Promises Behavioral HealthApril 7, 2014The perils of drinking and driving have been drummed into our heads so often and for so long that no driver who slams into something or someone can claim ignorance. But the danger that comes with mixing alcohol with any kind of locomotion — including riding a bike — may come as a surprise to some. Although…
