Naloxone – A New MAT Weapon

It’s been called a “miracle” drug by many and praised as “life-saving” and “game-chaining.” Others have claimed that it is creating a false sense of security and giving people with an opioid addiction an excuse not to quit. The drug that’s making all the headlines is, of course, naloxone.

Naloxone is a medication used to prevent opioid overdose deaths. Two years ago, pharmaceutical company Kaléo received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for Evzio, an auto-injection of naloxone hydrochloride – the first and only of its kind (see FDA Approves Kaleo’s EVZIO . . .