In the midst of the nation’s ongoing, multi-decade opioid epidemic, there was a smidge of good news. In 2023, there were about 1,500 fewer overdose deaths involving fentanyl and other synthetic ...

The F.D.A.’s decision to allow the overdose-reversing nasal spray to be sold over the counter means it will become much more widely available. Here is some guidance for using it correctly. By Jan ...

Deborah Woolford walked to the front of Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church in Baltimore on Sunday and rolled up her sleeve to learn firsthand how to treat someone overdosing on opioids.

TAUNTON — Taunton mother Susan Malloch-Taylor recounted getting a phone call that her heroin-addicted daughter overdosed and had to be revived with naloxone on the sidewalk of Charlton Memorial ...

Many first responders’ – even some university police officers – are carrying a new tool in their first-aid kits. It’s naloxone, the opioid overdose antidote drug, and today it’s more widely available ...

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Many new first-year Penn Medicine students had never administered or carried Narcan nasal spray before attending the school’s third consecutive naloxone “boot camp.” Gillian Gehri, a clinical research ...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - National Naloxone Awareness Day is a time to educate people on the uses of Narcan. Narcan is used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. There is no limit on usage, ...

Newfoundland Embassy owner Niall Hickey, left, and social workers Jane Henderson and Megan O’Brien hosted an event that trained pub patrons on how to administer naloxone. (Jessica Singer/CBC) The ...