To help curb the ongoing epidemic, the Mecklenburg County ABC Board announced March 6 they were equipping their law enforcement officers and retail staff with Naloxone, also known as Narcan. They’ll ...

Paramedics transport a patient who was administered naloxone for a suspected fentanyl overdose in Portland, Oregon, on Jan. 25, 2024. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images) Fentanyl, the deadly ...

That’s why we — an undergraduate student and an emergency physician — co-founded the Naloxone Education Initiative, with the mission of expanding opioid and naloxone education into high schools.

Milwaukee has seen a 33% decrease in overdose deaths in two years, largely due to naloxone. Overdose deaths remain high in Black communities, highlighting the need for targeted interventions.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday to provide naloxone to people leaving jails and prisons if they were incarcerated for drug-related charges or have a ...

Police are encouraging families to speak with their children about the dangers of substance use, and are reminding the public that naloxone kits are free of cost and readily available across the ...

That’s why we — an undergraduate student and emergency physician — co-founded the Naloxone Education Initiative, with the mission of expanding opioid and naloxone education into high schools.

San Miguel County residents will soon have a new way to save lives, thanks to a free naloxone kiosk being installed in the Town of Norwood later this month. The machine, which looks like a ...

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The bill removes existing barriers that law enforcement faced in obtaining the life-saving medicine naloxone, also known as Narcan, which can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

Garrett, a well-known community activist in Milwaukee, says both their lives could have been saved if someone had used naloxone, a drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. Garrett is one ...

The Democratic governor said Senate substitute for Senate Bill 193 would benefit Kansans by doing away with a mandate law enforcement agencies employ a medical director or licensed pharmacist when ...