Prognosis

NYC’s Opioid Treatments Drive Down Overdose Rates

Naloxone overdose kits are available in a vending machines in New York for free. 

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Hi there, it’s Uma and Jessica in New York! We’re finally seeing some good news here on opioid-related deaths. More on that soon, but first …

After nearly a decade, there are signs that New York City’s fight against opioids is beginning to work.