Holder Seeks 'Balanced Approach' on Heroin as FDA Backs Overdose Antidote

Published April 7, 2014

Holder seeks 'balanced approach' on heroin as FDA backs overdose antidote
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The US government is taking a step to let friends or loved ones treat someone they suspect has overdosed on heroin or powerful painkillers called opioids, while they are waiting for medical care. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved … Read more on The Guardian

FDA Expands Access to Overdose Antidote to Stem Opiate Addiction Epidemic
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first auto-injecting version of Naloxone as part of the government's efforts to control the epidemic of opiate addiction and overdoses from narcotic drugs, which include prescription medications … Read more on TIME

JG Ballard: five years on – a celebration
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Empire of the Sun (1984) – the autobiographical novel Steven Spielberg brought to a wider audience – explores the same theme: it is in extreme situations where our habit-formed identities break down that we learn what it really means to be human … Read more on The Guardian