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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A new tool to prevent deaths is now available in Waukesha. A free Narcan vending machine has been installed inside ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital and is accessible at any time, day or night.
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 ...
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 ...
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — It was supposed to be a game-changer for tackling Oklahoma's opioid epidemic, vending machines all around the state, dispensing free life-saving Narcan and fentanyl test ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Here's an illustration of the opioid epidemic: All Lincoln Public Schools — elementary through high school — now carry Narcan, the medication used to reverse opioid overdoses. LPS began ...