The vending machines hold harm-reduction supplies such as strips to test for fentanyl, nasal naloxone, pouches to deactivate ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
It took a series of traumatic events for Dallas native Anthony Delabano to decide he wanted to recover from his struggle with substance use. Delabano, 38, struggled with sobriety for 11 years and ...
The University of Arizona has made naloxone, or Narcan, available across campus. Naloxone is easy to administer to someone who is overdosing by using a form of nasal spray. The medication can ...
They’ve recently teamed up with Shawnee Public Schools and got approval to hand out free Narcan at all home football games. “It’s very important for kids to understand that, you know ...
More than a quarter of a million students have enrolled in Tennessee’s community colleges, universities, and private colleges this fall. Parents and administrators should know that the risks of ...
MAINE — A state-mandated naloxone training will be offered at public schools in the area soon. Naloxone is a medication that can revive people who overdose on opioids. Once administered ...
The lifesaving drug naloxone, used to prevent overdose deaths from opioid use, is now available at no cost to all New Jersey school districts. The joint initiative from the state Education and ...
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 ...