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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The next minute, she said, “I thought I was in hell.” A police officer, she soon learned, had dosed her with the overdose-reversing drug naloxone. The lifesaving medication blocks the potentially ...
On Monday, UT Tyler gave out 100 doses of Narcan as part of its new Naloxone Access Initiative during the musical festival and artisan marketplace at UT Tyler Patriot Plaza. As part of their ...
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 ...
Naloxone is a life-saving medication which helps reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Improving naloxone access is a central pillar of the federal response to the worsening opioid crisis in the ...
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 ...
Attending Thursday’s press conference, led by Ohio Rep. Haraz Ghanbari at the podium, were from left, Wood County Sheriff Office Chief Deputy Rod Konrad, Wood County Health Commissioner Ben Robison, ...
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – Doses of Narcan, the lifesaving nasal spray used to reverse overdoses and effects of fentanyl poisoning, are now available for students and staff of the University of Texas at ...
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 received ...
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 ...