Jeffrey S Jaeger

How NOEI is breaking the stigma around opioid use disorder

• Jeffrey Jaeger, a professor of clinical medicine at Cooper Medical School in New Jersey and physician in the Division of Addiction Medicine at Cooper University Health Care, compares Narcan to a smoke detector.You hope you never have to use it, but everybody should have some knowledge of how to put it to use if that unfortunate situation should arise, Jeffrey Jaeger said. Im very hopeful that the time will come where everybodys got naloxone on them, and no one ever has to use it.Most people who get to me for treatment of their opioid use disorder have gotten there in part because they have hit rock bottom at some point, Jeffrey Jaeger said. This usually means some episode of overdose and naloxone rescue.Even if an individual isnt comfortable administering naloxone themselves, having it on their person at all times can aid medical professionals in times of need. Jeffrey Jaeger said that there has been a decrease in overdose death rates in the U.S. partly due to more bystander awareness.
• Date: Jun 17, 2025
• Category: Your local news
• Source: Google