Medically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmD Key Takeaways Naloxone is a fast-acting drug used to reverse opioid ...

The residential Southwest Area held a NARCAN administration training for students Tuesday afternoon at Willard Residential ...

Every day, more than 11 North Carolinians die from a drug overdose, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS). Opioids are a major contributing factor to this ...

Tasha Withrow, a co-founder of harm reduction organization Project Mayday, said Narcan wasn't something she ever had access to when she was using opioids. A person in recovery, she now helps place ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- As the overdose crisis in New York City reaches historic levels, the city's Health Commissioner is urging everyone to carry the emergency drug Naloxone, more commonly known by ...

Even though fentanyl-linked fatal overdoses are soaring among young adults, a new survey of American college students found that just 1 in 7 knew how to administer the overdose antidote drug naloxone.

ORLANDO, Fla. — More than half of youth improved after receiving a dose of naloxone by emergency medical services (EMS) after an emergency dispatch call, according to research presented on September ...

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 ...

Marin County is acknowledging International Overdose Awareness Day on Saturday by installing additional naloxone vending machines throughout the county that dispense a medication that rapidly reverses ...