ASA's COTEP Addressing Opioid Epidemic with New Naloxone Awareness Project

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Article| January 2023 ASA's COTEP Addressing Opioid Epidemic with New Naloxone Awareness Project Lalitha Sundararaman, MBBS, MD Lalitha Sundararaman, MBBS, MD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor January 2023, Vol. 87, 29. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000911796.72822.81 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Lalitha Sundararaman; ASA's COTEP Addressing Opioid Epidemic with New Naloxone Awareness Project. ASA Monitor 2023; 87:29 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000911796.72822.81 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: naloxone, opioid epidemic I have had the privilege of being part of the ASA Monitor Editorial Board for a few years, and one article that has touched my heart is the wrenching story of Dr. Bonnie Milas and her efforts in collaboration with the ASA Committee on Trauma and Emergency Preparedness to improve society (ASA Monitor 2020;84:1-8). Even though the article is nearly two years old, its message is unfortunately even more relevant today and resonates with a wider audience of affected family members. The authors of this article, Drs. Bonnie Milas, Albert Varon, and Arman Dagal, highlight the opioid crisis that is consuming our country and suggest measures to combat it. A startling fact they introduce is that the risk of dying from an opioid overdose is higher than of dying from a car crash. They discuss strategies developed by the government and various organizations to combat this raging epidemic... You do not currently have access to this content.