Opioid overdoses should be treated like attempted suicides - STAT

Opioid overdoses should be treated like attempted suicides - STAT

Opinion: Opioid overdose should be treated like attempted suicide: with an emergency hold

By DAVID A. PATTERSON SILVER WOLF

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Opioid overdoses aren't highs gone wrong. Someone revived from one deserves the same attention as someone rescued from a suicide attempt: an emergency hold.

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