A single dosage can cost more than $40 at a pharmacy. Delabano, who is also CEO of nonprofit group Foundation 45, refurnished a second-hand vending machine and partnered with anti-opioid nonprofit ...

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 ...

Intravenous access may not be feasible ... [16] the group receiving the highest naloxone hydrochloride dosage (0.167 μg/kg/hr) had significantly lower VAS pain scores than the group receiving ...

Narcan has been distributed to police and other first responders nationwide for drug overdose victims. With this particular drug, it typically requires a higher dose than comes in a standard ...

When taken for pain management, buprenorphine is placed in your cheek or given through an IV or skin ... start with a dose of 4 milligrams of buprenorphine and 1 milligram of naloxone per day.

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 ...

Mexican authorities took Ward into custody in March before returning him to the U.S. for prosecution, according to the ...

If, after two to three minutes the breathing is not restored, a second dose can be administered in the other nostril. However, Kruisenga said it is important not to give too much Narcan ...

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 ...

Opioid Overdose Treatment Narcan WHEATON ... to learn how to administer the life-saving drug. On Wednesday, two doses from that donated supply were used to revive the student.

ARE WORKING TO MAKE NARCAN MORE ACCESSIBLE. HEALTH DEPARTMENT STAFFERS IN INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI, WENT AROUND TO LIBRARIES AROUND TOWN LAST MONTH, HANDING OUT DOSES OF THE LIFE SAVING DRUG TO ...

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 ...