A Kamloops drug dealer who hid his stash inside an empty naloxone kit has been ordered to spend two years in federal prison.

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 department of ...

UH Parma Medical Center provides Parma police with about 60 free Narcan medications annually. That figure doesn’t include ...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The SLO County Behavioral Health Department announced its new NaloxBox program, meant to reduce ...

After Stark County reported its sixth consecutive increase in overdose deaths in 2023, local health officials say 2024 ...

While not all dental practices are required to stock naloxone, having it readily available in your emergency kit is strongly advised, especially in settings where sedation is administered. An opioid ...

The Ohio Unintentional Drug Overdose report says that there were a recorded 4,452 deaths in 2023, which is down 9% from the 4 ...

Kwantlen Polytechnic University hosted an event on Nov. 4 to raise awareness about the growing toxic-drug crisis in B.C. and supply students with the skills and knowledge to prevent drug poisonings in ...

Fewer Ohioans are dying of drug overdoses because of better access to naloxone, opioid treatment and peer support, Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday.

Ohio distributed 219,000 naloxone kits in 2023. Naloxone is a medicine that quickly reverses the effects of an overdose. Last year, these kits reversed at least 20,000 overdoses in the state ...

Fewer Ohioans are dying of drug overdoses, a new state report shows. Stark County overdose deaths increased in 2023 for the sixth consecutive year. Local health officials say overdose deaths ...