USA Today - FDA Approves Heroin/Painkiller Overdose Antidote

Robert Shesser, M.D., chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, was interviewed by USA Today for a story on a device that reverses the effects of overdoses from opioids, including heroin and prescription painkillers, now approved by The Food and Drug Administration. He was also interviewed by Voice of Russia Radio on the topic.

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