Course
Health Economics & Medical Ethics Learning Community (ECON 225 & RELG 326)
Document Type
Student Paper
Publication Date
2018
Disciplines
Bioethics and Medical Ethics | Health Economics | Public Health | Substance Abuse and Addiction
Description, Abstract, or Artist's Statement
This essay discusses the ethical components involved with using, distributing, and making naloxone readily available for reversing opioid overdoses. The cost-effectiveness of naloxone is also discussed as a reason why naloxone should be widely used in order to help fight the opioid epidemic.
Augustana Digital Commons Citation
Groch, Allison. "Ethics and Cost-Effectiveness of Naloxone" (2018). Augustana Center for the Study of Ethics Essay Contest.
https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/ethicscontest/12
Included in
Bioethics and Medical Ethics Commons, Health Economics Commons, Public Health Commons, Substance Abuse and Addiction Commons
Comments
1st Place Winner, 2018