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== Harm reduction == | == Harm reduction == | ||
A range of harm-reduction measures has been adopted in response to the epidemic. Naloxone, a medicine that can reverse an opioid overdose, has been distributed widely to the public; other measures include fentanyl test strips, syringe services programs, and, in some jurisdictions, supervised consumption sites.<ref name="crs">Congressional Research Service. The opioid crisis in the United States: a brief history.</ref> A person who has stopped breathing during an opioid overdose may also be sustained by rescue breathing until emergency help or naloxone is available. | A range of harm-reduction measures has been adopted in response to the epidemic. [[Naloxone]], a medicine that can reverse an opioid overdose, has been distributed widely to the public; other measures include fentanyl test strips, syringe services programs, and, in some jurisdictions, supervised consumption sites.<ref name="crs">Congressional Research Service. The opioid crisis in the United States: a brief history.</ref> A person who has stopped breathing during an opioid overdose may also be sustained by rescue breathing until emergency help or naloxone is available. | ||
== Mechanisms == | == Mechanisms == | ||