Surgeon general urges public to stock opioid overdose antidote

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Surgeon General Jerome Adams is urging more people in the U.S. carry a drug that can be administered by friends and family to reverse an opioid overdose and prevent death.

The announcement was made through a rare health advisory from Adams, considered the nation’s doctor. The last health advisory, in 2005, warned women against drinking alcohol while pregnant.

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