DETROIT – Using Narcan to help save the life of someone suffering from a drug overdose has gained wide public acceptance, but as effective as it can be, this rescue medication does have some ...

is the brand name for naloxone, which is a non-narcotic medication used for immediately treating the symptoms of an opioid overdose.

Now, he says he wants to help reduce damage to others going through the same struggle: Delabano's brought what he says is the first free Narcan vendor in North Texas — and, he said, he plans to ...

Durham has installed two Narcan vending machines as part of a broader effort to make treatment for drug overdoses more accessible. Two Narcan vending machines are now available to the public in ...

The Monongalia County Quick Response Team has been holding Free Naloxone Day events for three years now, and the one ...

This time, life-saving Narcan was nearby, and trained school personnel used the drug to revive the student within seconds. The Narcan was there, in part because of the efforts of Dunwoody High Sch ...

A transit agency in Florida installed new Narcan kits at its four bus terminals and its employees are being trained on how to use the nasal spray to reverse opioid overdoses. The Pinellas Suncoast ...

On Tuesday at their Ace Hardware store in Antioch, she's handing out Narcan and fentanyl test kits. "As you guys know, Jeff and I feel strongly about educating all of our team members," she said ...

That was up nearly 36% from the 331 drug deaths the prior year. Civilians armed with naloxone leaped into action more than 300 times in Monroe County to save lives with the opioid overdose ...

Opioid Overdose Treatment Narcan WHEATON, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 01: Narcan nasal spray for the treatment of opioid overdoses is made available for free in a vending machine by the DuPage County ...

The seven naloxone-dispensing vending machines slated for Pittsburgh are a necessary step in addressing the opioid epidemic, and their presence a disquieting but needed reminder of the crisis.