Opioid overdose is the leading cause of death among people from 25 to 60 years of age, accounting for more deaths than motor vehicle collisions, and has been declared a public health crisis [1].

Gavin Newsom announced Monday that all Californians can now buy naloxone anti-overdose nasal spray directly the state for $24. Twin-packs of naloxone HCL 4 mg nasal spray, which can be used to ...

The story, entitled “Ukiah High takes action against the opioid crisis,” detailed the school’s years-long efforts to obtain and stock naloxone (often called by the brand name “Narcan”) a ...

CalRx is about making essential drugs like naloxone affordable and accessible for all — not the privileged few,” Newsom said. Naloxone is an easy-to-use nasal spray that reverses drug overdoses.

In Vancouver, locations participating in a take-home naloxone program covered an area where about 35% of opioid poisonings historically occurred. With geospatial analysis, researchers found that ...

Emily’s Hope, in partnership with Sanford Health, has opened two new naloxone distribution boxes in Sioux Falls. The repurposed newspaper boxes make naloxone (commonly referred by its brand name ...

Consultant George Charlton, whose own life was saved by a naloxone injection following an overdose, said: “This is about us all coming together because we care about the lives of people who use ...

As overdose deaths in Minnesota decline, Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota install free emergency naloxone. Overdose deaths dropped by about 24% in the U.S. in 2024, a decline nearly ...

In an initiative led by Fund Recovery, a vending machine stocked with Padagis Naloxone — a generic version of the medication Naloxone — was installed outside the store Tuesday. Man wanted ...

In 2016, prison medical staff began carrying naloxone, a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses and is often sold under the Narcan brand. Seven years later, it was made centrally available ...