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"Everyone must realize that they need to have naloxone on them to save a life.”

84% of Black respondents have suffered racial discrimination in the country, according to a study that applied, for the first time at the national level, the Everyday Discrimination Scale, a tool developed to measure the perception of discrimination experienced by individuals in their day-to-day lives.

84% dos respondentespretos já sofreram discriminação racial no país, segundo pesquisa que aplicou, pela primeira vez, em esfera nacional, a Escala de Discriminação Cotidiana, ferramenta desenvolvida para medir a percepção da discriminação vivenciada por indivíduos no dia a dia.

To ensure this trajectory continues, we must continue improving access and availability to prevention, care, and treatment, and invest in local partnerships to help eliminate disparities.

The campaign, led by Vital Strategies, a global health organization, is expanding the availability of naloxone in seven cities across the United States: Albuquerque, NM; Newark, NJ; Philadelphia, PA; Durham, NC; Louisville, KY; Detroit, MI; and Milwaukee, WI.