'Five men saved' in trial of medicine that reverses drug overdoses

Up to five lives have been saved in Ireland in a trial of a medicine that reverses potentially deadly drug overdoses, the Health Service Executive (HSE) have revealed.

'Five men saved' in trial of medicine that reverses drug overdoses

Up to five lives have been saved in Ireland in a trial of a medicine that reverses potentially deadly drug overdoses, the Health Service Executive (HSE) have revealed.

A single injection of naloxone can bring heroin addicts and other drug users who have gone into a coma back within minutes.

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