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Naloxone implant detects and counters opioid overdoses

Mark Frauenfelder
Aug 15, 2024
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The Naloxone delivery device Handout photo: Hen-Wei Huang

An implanted device automatically administers naloxone, sold in the U.S. as Narcan, to counteract the effects of opioid overdoses. It has worked well in animals, reviving 24 out of 25 overdosed pigs within 3.2 minutes, though no human testing has yet been done. — Read the rest

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