{"id":160019,"date":"2024-10-23T19:20:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T19:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/23\/a-new-implant-tested-in-animals-reverses-drug-overdoses\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T19:20:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T19:20:12","slug":"a-new-implant-tested-in-animals-reverses-drug-overdoses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/23\/a-new-implant-tested-in-animals-reverses-drug-overdoses\/","title":{"rendered":"A new implant tested in animals reverses drug overdoses"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Naloxone has saved thousands of lives by reversing opioid overdoses. But its success hinges on someone being nearby who can administer the drug<\/a> quickly (SN: 5\/3\/24<\/em>). Many people are alone when they overdose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new implant could someday address that problem. Inserted under the skin and run by a battery, the device can detect an overdose\u2019s onset<\/a> and release naloxone directly into the bloodstream, while simultaneously alerting first responders, researchers reported October 23 in Science Advances<\/em>. The device, called the Naloximeter, has been tested only in animals.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n