Helping Veterans Respond to an Opioid Overdose

In 2016, more than 46 people died every day from overdoses involving prescription opioids.  Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.     Veterans Health Administration Update         Inside Veterans Health     In 2016, more than 46 people died every day from overdoses involving prescription opioids. Today, 40 percent of all U.S. opioid overdose deaths involve a prescription opioid. Do you know what a Naloxone Kit is? It could save the life of a Veteran who has overdosed on opioids. Read the full story…     Keep updated & let us know how we're doing. Sent on behalf of US Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration · 810 Vermont Avenue, NW · Washington, DC 20420 · 877-222-VETS (877-222-8387)