Overdose interventions only helped reduce deaths in people using opioids and stimulants

A study found there’s a 37% decrease in accidental overdose deaths involving opioids with non-cocaine stimulants in places with community intervention programs. The HEALing (Helping to End Addiction Long-Term) Communities Study tested how the implementation of evidence-based tactics has impacted the overdose death epidemic in Ohio, Kentucky, Massachusetts and New York.

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