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Naloxone in Schools: A Proactive Approach to Reducing Unintentional Overdose Deaths

American Nurse

Pharmaceutical grade fentanyl is approved for the treatment of severe pain and is generally considered safe when taken as prescribed, however most fentanyl-related overdoses and deaths in the U.S. are linked to counterfeit pills that contain illegally manufactured fentanyl (CDC, 2023). Doses may be repeated every 2-3 minutes as needed.

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22 Health Science Careers for Biology Majors

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Speech-Language Pathologist A speech-language pathologist (SLP) helps patients with physical and cognitive communication disorders to improve their fluency, voice, articulation skills and other conditions related to speech and language. Pharmaceutical Scientist Pharmaceutical scientists develop and test new medications.