Following a tumultuous 2020 election in Georgia, security measures now include panic buttons and Narcan. Learn more.
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.
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 ...
Funding provided 800 naloxone nasal sprays and carriage pouches with extra funding to cover replacements. This funding was supplied to deliver work carried out through the county’s multi-agency ...
A study finds that the increased administration of naloxone by non-medical bystanders could be contributing to the 2023 decline in opioid overdose deaths. News outlets look at how that trend is ...
The county’s Drug Take Back Day will be held Saturday at Lech’s Pharmacies in Laceyville and Nicholson, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Rite Aid Pharmacy, Tunkhannock, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and CVS Pharmacy, Tunkhannock, 10 ...
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 ...
Is it IV-“drip” coffee? Popular New York City coffee chain, 787 Coffee, has stirred customer debates after swapping cups for viral plastic pouches that are being compared to juice pouches or ...