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JIMMY SULLIVAN OF PORTLAND STRUGGLED WITH A HEROIN ADDICTION/HEIDI DE MARCO/KAISER HEALTH NEWS.
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Shannon Hubbard has complex regional pain syndrome and considers herself lucky that her doctor hasn't cut back her pain prescription dosage. (Will Stone/KJZZ)
Naloxone, which is a drug that can keep drug users alive by reversing opioid overdoses, is viewed by many as the cornerstone of the harm-reduction.
When Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued an advisory calling for more people to carry naloxone — not just people at overdose risk, but also friends and family — experts and advocates were alm