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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

25 to ensure that the community had access to information, resources, and products such as Narcan, the antidote to overdose. Set up in the parking lot of Kimbrell’s Furniture, The Courage Center ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

"Naloxone is a lifesaving medication that can reverse opioid overdose effects when given immediately," said Ashish R. Panchal, MD, Ph.D., clinical professor of emergency medicine and senior author.