By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 — Even though fentanyl-linked fatal overdoses are soaring among young adults, a new survey of American college students found that just 1 in 7 knew how to administer the overdose antidote drug naloxone.
Many who took the survey “reported high willingness to intervene during an overdose, yet only a small proportion knew how to administer naloxone, an easily learnable skill,” said a team led by Christina Freibott, a PhD candidate in the Boston University School of Public Health.
The findings were published April 22 in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
