Police are investigating after three people died of overdoses in East Nashville within a 12-hour span, triggering a spike ...

Dramatic bodycam video shows the moment a sheriff’s deputy leapt into action to save his colleague after she was accidentally ...

Naloxone, commonly known by the brand name Narcan, is an opioid-receptor blocker that can reverse opioid overdoses. This easy ...

There are now 12 kiosks in Mesa County. Naloxone is available for free at the kiosks for the community to take. Since the county launched the program launched in December 2024, they’ve distributed ...

A new, free naloxone vending machine has been installed in Denton to provide easy, 24/7 access to the opioid overdose ...

Officers from the Gastonia Police Department respond to opioid overdose calls every day, according to Sam Barksdale, a ...

For some consumers, purchasing naloxone via prescription could remain cheaper than buying it over the counter. Many private health insurers — and public programs like Medicaid and Medicare ...

Naloxone reverses an overdose for up to about 90 minutes, but opioids can stay in the system for longer, so it’s still important for the person to receive medical attention after receiving the drug.

Naloxone is an “ opioid antagonist,” according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which means it blocks chemicals in the opioid family (such as heroin, oxycodone, morphine and fentanyl ...

Naloxone is given in three ways: intravenously, injected into the muscle (think: an EpiPen style delivery) or a nasal spray. Individuals trained to administer naloxone can carry and give naloxone ...

When Utah Naloxone was founded in 2015, Utah’s naloxone access law had already been in place for about a year. But Plumb said she and Sam still weren’t seeing the medication being supplied and ...

Naloxone manufacturers have donated thousands of doses to communities and offer discounts to first responders, but the rising cost of the drug — combined with the rising need — has forced some ...