He is working to train hundreds of PSTA employees on how to use the new Narcan kits. "This little, tiny device with a very small amount of fluid ultimately can mean the difference between life and ...

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 ...

She demonstrated how to insert the Narcan device inside of a dummy’s nostril and how to release the medication. “Opioid overdoses are most commonly accidental fentanyl poisonings,” Venkatesha said.

Free Narcan vending machines launching around Dallas are increasing access to a life-saving medicine in the places where it's needed most. "It's literally about just making sure that a simple ...

Now, he says he wants to help reduce damage to others going through the same struggle: Delabano's brought what he says is the first free Narcan vendor in North Texas — and, he said, he plans to ...

Every day in Tennessee, three people die from an opioid-related overdose, according to Vanderbilt Medical Center. Health care professionals, and the state of Tennessee, have encouraged people to carry ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This time, life-saving Narcan was nearby, and trained school personnel used the drug to revive the student within seconds. The Narcan was there, in part because of the efforts of Dunwoody High Sch ...

TEXARKANA, Texas -- A local organization is holding a training seminar on opioid issues and Narcan later in September. Texarkana Homeless Coalition is hosting the free public class. The first 200 ...