In the midst of the nation’s ongoing, multi-decade opioid epidemic, there was a smidge of good news. In 2023, there were about 1,500 fewer overdose deaths involving fentanyl and other synthetic ...
Every 11 minutes someone in America dies from an opioid overdose. But there is a solution, public health officials say: Carry naloxone, even if you don’t think you know anyone who uses opioids.
In just three years, overdose deaths in Lorain County have dropped 55%. But the county’s progress could be threatened by ...
When it comes to substance abuse, specifically opioids, naloxone can be the one key to reversing an overdose and saving a life.
What's in the nurse's office at your child's school? Band aids? Defibrillators? EpiPens? What about Naloxone? Naloxone is a medication that rapidly reverses the effects of an opioid overdose, and ...
Hawaiʻi has already taken a useful step. Many liquor-licensed establishments on Oʻahu are now required to keep naloxone on ...
Ten years ago, Indiana took a bold and compassionate step in addressing the opioid crisis when it passed Aaron’s Law, a first-of-its-kind bill removing barriers to naloxone, the life-saving medication ...
The U.S. Surgeon General issued a rare national advisory Thursday urging more Americans to carry naloxone, a drug used to revive people overdosing on opioids. Naloxone is a medication designed to ...
An 8-year-old Florida boy saved his father’s life this week after using Narcan to reverse a suspected heroin overdose, ...
Baltimore leaders will be putting naloxone boxes at metro stations in an effort to limit drug overdoses throughout the city.
The hall of famer opened up about the drug deaths of his sister-in-law and teammate as he joined Zac Clark of "The ...
The Trump administration is reportedly weighing its options whether or not it will cut access to Naloxone, a medicine that can “rapidly reverse” an opioid overdose, according to the DEA. The federal ...