Amidst the worsening opioid crisis—which killed more than 42,000 Americans in 2016 and even shortened US life expectancy—the federal head of public health has come out with a plea to the public: Learn how to use naloxone, the nasal spray that can reverse an opioid overdose, and carry around as much of it as you can.
Source: Gizmodo – The Opioid Epidemic Is So Bad, the Surgeon General Wants You to Carry an Overdose Antidote