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How are colleges confronting overdose risks?

  • WVDII
  • Aug 13, 2024
  • 1 min read

All Things Considered, NPR


Drug overdose is the top killer of young adults — and is a problem on college campuses, too, though it often goes unreported. One mother wants to make sure narcan is easy to get in college dorms.


Drug overdose is the top killer of young adults, and it's a problem on college campuses, though it's often unreported. In a two-part series, NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports on the challenges and the solutions that some colleges and students are adopting amid the rising threat.


 
 
 

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