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At least not anytime soon. But we can prevent people from dying — simply by making sure everyone has barrier-free access to naloxone, a nasal spray medicine that reverses an opioid overdose.
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Doses of the opioid reversal medication naloxone are displayed for distribution by the Harm Reduction Action Center in August outside the nonprofit’s Denver offices. Last year, the center ...
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ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. -- The St. Joseph County Department of Health announced new naloxone, or Narcan, boxes, will be placed at about two dozen locations throughout the county in the coming weeks.
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 ...
Inside the boxes, people can find the drug Narcan and other information about addiction resources. Narcan is often used to reverse an opioid overdose caused by drugs like fentanyl. Below are the f ...
(NewsNation) — Nearly 25,000 people overdosing were given naloxone by “non-medical laypersons,” or people with little to no medical training, from June 2020 to June 2022. That’s a massive jump — up 43 ...
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 ...