To address this trend, Johnson County Ambulance Services, or JCAS, has started the planning phase of a new Narcan distribution program, a medication used to reverse opioid overdoses that is also known ...

Because of their resolve, we are proud to offer schools more than just naloxone. We can offer confidence in the safety of our school campuses and parental peace of mind,” Geyer added. The drug is ...

Since 2022, the federal government has invested $26.1 million to help make naloxone, a medicine that blocks the effects of ...

Training will include recognizing the signs of an opioid overdose and an explanation of how to use and access naloxone nasal ...

There’s been a large increase in the amount of bystanders who administer opioid reversal medication in the event of an ...

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 ...

Two first-year transfer students are hoping to replicate the success of a similar SRJC recovery program while working to get ...

The University of Arkansas will install a Med Kwik vending machine as part of the "One Pill Can Kill" initiative, a ...

SEAR has held NARCAN (naloxone) training events every month during the fall and spring semesters since the ... NARCAN placed in the vending machine will be an over-the-counter nasal spray, and the ...

Naloxone, a nasal spray that can reverse the adverse effects of opioids, became available in drug stores last week. Naloxone is a drug that can reverse the harmful effects of opioids like fentanyl.

Nasal vestibulitis is an infection of the nostrils. This condition gets its name because it occurs in the nasal vestibule, the hair-covered area inside the nostrils. Nasal vestibulitis can be caused ...