There is no silver bullet for the fentanyl epidemic, but schools need to play a larger role in supporting students in use, ...

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 ...

We’ve reported on naloxone, marketed as Narcan. You can now find it in drug stores, and some local health departments are distributing it for free. We recently reported on public health vending ...

Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose. It is commonly used as a nasal spray but can also be administered as a shot. First responders, doctors and ...

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 ...

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 ...

A fisherman experiencing an overdose at sea was saved due to nearby fishing vessels carrying Narcan. The death of another fisherman from an overdose prompted the Atlantic Shellfish fleet to equip ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — In March 2023, the FDA cleared the use of naloxone, also known as Narcan, for over-the-counter use. Narcan is used to reverse the effects of a drug overdose and it’s ...

Saving a life is as easy as administering a dose of Narcan in the event of an overdose, and the Sussex County Health Coalition explains how you can get trained.

A new study shows how the increased administration of naloxone by non-medical laypersons - or bystanders with little to no medical training - could be one factor contributing to this decline.

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 ...