LACK OF NALOXONE LINKED TO HIGH RATE OF OVERDOSE DEATHS IN RURAL PENNSYLVANI

Penn State researchers say a Pennsylvanian’s chances of surviving an overdose can depend on where they live. They conclude that many rural areas don’t have as much access to naloxone as other counties.  The researchers, using state data from 2018 to 2020, found that about 33 percent of overdose victims who lived in the most rural portions of the state died from overdoses, versus 28 percent who lived in the most populated areas.