Organ Donation And The Opioid Epidemic: ‘An Unexpected Life-Saving Legacy’

(By Martha Bebinger, WBUR for Kaiser Health News)

On the final day of June 2015, Colin LePage rode waves of hope and despair. It started when LePage found his 30-year-old son, Chris, at home after an apparent overdose. Paramedics rushed Chris by helicopter to one of Boston’s flagship medical centers. Continue reading article here…….

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