"Excitingly, we found that Narcan actually looks like it helps," Dillon said. "Not only was it associated with improved rates of people's hearts starting, but it was also associated with improved ...
Researchers have developed an implant that might be able to automatically rescue people from an opioid overdose without ...
With the help of the Allegheny County Health Department, two Pittsburgh universities plan to make naloxone to more readily ...
Seattle will soon be the first U.S. city where EMTs can treat overdose patients with buprenorphine, a drug that blocks ...
Georgia Overdose Prevention director Andy Gish holds a kit to administer Naloxone through injection in a workshop for food service workers and other community members on Tuesday, Oct. 15 ...
THEY’RE CALLED NALOXONE WALL UNITS, AND THEY’RE A BIT DIFFERENT THAN FREE NARCAN VENDING MACHINES, LIKE THE ONE BEING USED AT THE FORSYTH COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. THEY HOLD ABOUT 50 UNITS OF ...
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 ...
Since 2022, the federal government has invested $26.1 million to help make naloxone, a medicine that blocks the effects of ...
he was part of the team that got Narcan approved as a nasal spray alternative to Naloxone injections. Lowenthal saw how a severe food allergy affected the life of a close friend. The problem was ...
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio now has its first Narcan vending machine, and it’s free. City of San Antonio Chief Mental Health Officer Jessie Higgins noted some alarming statistics that could be ...
The Courage Center in Orangeburg participated in Save A Life Day on Oct. 25 to ensure that the community had access to information, resources, and products such as Narcan, the antidote to overdose.