Rost snapped on gloves. She already had a small plastic container marked “Narcan Nasal Spray” in hand. The substance inside, known as naloxone, has become perhaps the most prominent tool for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

RELATED: 8 minutes, 19 seconds: Inside one California man’s dying body as Narcan molecules rush to reverse an overdose Yet that’s only part of the picture. Last year, calls about more than ...

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.

More bystanders are stepping in to administer naloxone to people who've overdosed on opioids, a new study shows. Nearly 25,000 OD patients received naloxone from an untrained bystander before ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rost asked, according to body camera footage. RELATED: Everywhere they go, people ask for Narcan. But overdoses are increasingly hard to stop. The man’s olive skin had a bluish tinge and whoever ...