Rutgers study finds rise in overdoses from opioids in diarrhea drug

(Rutgers University) A Rutgers study has uncovered a new threat in the opiate epidemic: overdoses of loperamide, an over-the-counter diarrhea medication, have been steadily increasing in number and severity nationwide over five years.

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