You might be wondering how you can help someone in an opioid overdose situation. In 2023, HEMSI responded to 950 calls ...

Use of a lifesaving drug to reverse opioid drug overdoses is growing, but not fast enough. Use of a lifesaving drug to reverse opioid drug overdoses is growing, but not fast enough. That's ...

A new study shows how the increased administration of naloxone by non-medical laypersons – or bystanders with little to no medical training – could be one factor contributing to this decline.

An Ohio State University study found bystanders are using naloxone in higher quantities to help save people from overdosing on opioids. The study looked at national use of naloxone by people without ...

More than 20,000 potential overdose deaths were diverted due to access to naloxone kits provided through Ohio’s Project DAWN, which stands for “deaths avoided with naloxone,” the state’s ...

There were 176 fentanyl-related deaths reported in Tarrant County in 2022, according to Tarrant County Public Health.

"Naloxone is a lifesaving medication that can reverse opioid overdose effects when given immediately," said Ashish R. Panchal, MD, Ph.D., clinical professor of emergency medicine and senior author.

Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose. It is commonly used as a nasal spray but can also be administered as a shot. First responders, doctors and ...

More bystanders are stepping in to administer naloxone to people who've overdosed on opioids, a new study shows. Nearly 25,000 OD patients received naloxone from an untrained bystander before ...

More Bystanders Are Using Naloxone to Save Folks From Overdose By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- More bystanders are stepping in to administer ...

At least not anytime soon. But we can prevent people from dying — simply by making sure everyone has barrier-free access to naloxone, a nasal spray medicine that reverses an opioid overdose.