The proportion of emergency department (ED) patients requiring multiple naloxone administrations increased from 10.1% in 2016 to 17.4% in 2022 in the MarketScan database and from 3.0% in 2016 to 7 ...

A draft budget proposal for the Department of Health and Human Services would cut funding to a crucial program that equips first responders with naloxone. The opioid antagonist, which can be ...

The University of Georgia and the state of Georgia are now making naloxone accessible after the significant increase in overdoses in the past several years. This initiative is intended to lead to ...

Californians now have affordable access to naloxone, a medication that can reverse overdoses, through a state program aimed at making prescription drugs more affordable, according to Governor ...

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 ...

MONROE COUNTY, N.Y. – Monroe County has expanded access to the overdose medication Naloxone. County leaders said the potentially lifesaving drug is now available at 605 locations across the area.

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 ...

Researchers wanted to understand the best placement for public-access naloxone kits in Vancouver, British Columbia, to help prevent deaths from opioid poisoning. They compared public access ...

Opioids are present in around 60% of drug-induced deaths in Australia. A medicine called naloxone is available for Australians to take home in case of opioid overdose. Here’s how it works ...

Free naloxone nasal spray can temporarily reverse the effect of opioid toxicity and provide relief while waiting for an ambulance to arrive. It can save lives and reduce opioid-related hospital ...

On a bustling Denver street corner one recent afternoon outside the offices of the Harm Reduction Action Center, employees of the education and advocacy nonprofit handed out free naloxone kits to ...