Surgeon general urges public to stock opioid overdose antidote

By Kimberly Leonard

Published April 5, 2018 4:01am ET

Surgeon general urges public to stock opioid overdose antidote — 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 […]

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.