overdose Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

Drugs and medicine in a bottle laying open on a table.

Dr. Stephen “Alex” Harding explains what you should know about overdoses and how to respond when someone has overdosed.

Lifesaving medicine hits retail shelves THIS MONTH. Should you stock up?

September 12, 2023 naloxone, Narcan, opioid, overdose

Overdoses are an epidemic reaching a new record with more than 100,000 deaths in 2022. They are the leading cause of death in people under

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Dr. Thomas Kosten develops anti-Fentanyl vaccine

May 9, 2023 Fentanyl, Immunology, Neuroscience, opioid, overdose, pharmacology, Psychiatry, vaccine

Each year, more Americans die from drug overdoses than in traffic accidents. More than three out of five of these deaths are the result of

Policywise

Why Houston isn’t immune from the opioid epidemic

December 6, 2019 Bethanie Shannon Van Horne, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Drug Addiction, opioids, overdose

“Kelly died of an overdose last night,” said a text recently from my childhood best friend, Kristen. This sparked the sixth conversation Kristen and I

Chemical structure of acetaminophen, by Scott Holmes, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine

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Too much of a good thing? What you need to know about acetaminophen

August 28, 2013 Ana María Rodríguez, Dr. Norman Sussman, Medications, Nutrition and Wellness, overdose

Cold and flu season is right around the corner, so now is a good time to start stocking up on those over-the-counter medicines that make