How someone goes about getting and giving the life-saving treatment commonly known as "Narcan". Naloxone, commonly known as “Narcan” is an over-the-counter treatment that can save a life in an opioid ...
On Oct. 30, University of Oregon Substance Abuse Prevention and Education held a training session to demonstrate how to administer Narcan, known as naloxone, a drug used to reverse the effects of an ...
Over the last year alone, communities and county health departments have been adding more and more free vending machines and boxes containing health and harm reduction supplies, including naloxone ...
The city of Durango has installed Narcan kits at public locations after receiving them as a donation from Mothers for Awareness and Prevention of Drug Abuse. Narcan, a nasal spray that reverses the ...
MENASHA (WLUK) -- Narcan kits are always on board ambulances at Gold Cross, but now the agency has "leave-behind kits" for when they leave a call. “We want to make sure that people have access to ...
Oklahoma City firefighters are enhancing their efforts to combat the opioid epidemic with a new grant, enabling them to ...
Naloxone Texas has launched a campaign to get the overdose first-aid medication naloxone, known under the brand name Narcan, into the hands of college students. In Austin, Naloxone Texas is working ...
Two vending machines for dispensing a free, life-saving remedy when someone is in the throes of an opioid overdose are coming ...
CHENANGO COUNTY, N.Y. (WBNG) -- The Chenango County Department of Public Health and Preventing Use, Loss and Stigma through Education (PULSE) Coalition is expanding free access to lifesaving naloxone ...
A new vending machine in Hattiesburg provides free naloxone around the clock ...