In the study by Choi et al., [16] the group receiving the highest naloxone hydrochloride dosage (0.167 μg/kg/hr) had significantly lower VAS pain scores than the group receiving morphine alone.

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 ...

A single dosage can cost more than $40 at a pharmacy. Delabano, who is also CEO of nonprofit group Foundation 45, refurnished a second-hand vending machine and partnered with anti-opioid nonprofit ...

Usually, you start with a dose of 4 milligrams of buprenorphine and 1 milligram of naloxone per day. The highest dose is 24 milligrams per day. Your doctor will prescribe the best dose for your ...

Free Narcan vending machines launching around Dallas are increasing access to a life-saving medicine in the places where it's needed most. "It's literally about just making sure that a simple ...

Opioid overdose deaths have dropped to the lowest they have been in three years, new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest, in the wake of a record surge of ...

TEXARKANA, Texas -- A local organization is holding a training seminar on opioid issues and Narcan later in September. Texarkana Homeless Coalition is hosting the free public class. The first 200 ...

Davidson County’s opioid-related death rate is the second highest in the nation, behind only Baltimore. The vast majority of cases involved fentanyl. Fentanyl-laced drugs are now the No.

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — This fall, the University of Arizona (U of A) added naloxone, or Narcan, to AED cabinets around the main campus. "AED" stands for automatic external defibrillator ...

In August, a 16-year-old female student was treated with Narcan after ingesting a possibly illegal substance that led to a medical emergency. After the two events, junior Mady Cohen created Mady's ...

A new law is providing college campuses in Washington with the resources need to keep students safe from opioid overdoses. House Bill 2112 went into effect in June and requires all public and ...