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News Quiz: What Is An Opioid And What Makes It Dangerous?

Opioid abuse, in the form of prescription painkillers and heroin, has contributed to a growing number of Iowa emergency room visits and overdose deaths in the past decade. Although some efforts are underway to counteract the trend, IowaWatch recently examined one life-saving measure โ€” bills providing expanded access to an overdose reversal drug called naloxone โ€” that have failed to pass through the Iowa Legislature.

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