Scientists Find New Drug to Help Combat Fentanyl Overdoses

Police officers, firefighters, and paramedics have been trained to save the lives of many overdose victims by administering naloxone, a drug that reverses the deadly effects of opioids such as heroin. But the recent flood of fentanyl into America—a synthetic opioid designed for severe and chronic pain relief that packs a punch 50 to 100 times greater than heroin—has stymied many life-saving efforts of first responders. Researchers said Wednesday they have found a new compound, which they named compound 368, that can work with naloxone to enhance its life-saving power and overcome its limitations, according to a Stanford study published in Nature....