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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Arlington’s Health Services will be providing two free doses of naloxone, a medication that can be administered to employees or customers experiencing an opioid overdose while medical help is on ...
Use of a lifesaving drug to reverse opioid drug overdoses is growing, but not fast enough. Use of a lifesaving drug to reverse opioid drug overdoses is growing, but not fast enough. That's ...
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.