Article Excerpt: Amid a drug crisis claiming roughly 110,000 American lives each year, and with ultra-potent fentanyl dominating illicit drug markets, opioid overdoses are only happening faster and more frequently.
But thanks to the “safe bathroom” systems, in Boston and at several dozen health care facilities across the country, overdosing alone in a locked bathroom is no longer a death sentence. Clinic staff have a routine: Once the alarm sounds, they’re prepared to force the door open, if needed, then administer naloxone and use a handheld ventilator until the overdose victim regains consciousness.
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Article Source: STAT News