San Diego County officials have terminated a major contract to distribute naloxone – a lifesaving overdose-reversal drug.

San Diego County has a cancelled a multimillion-dollar contract to distribute naloxone, a nasal spray that can reverse opioid ...

Jackson County Public Health expands its Narcan porchbox program to the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce, providing 24/7 access to free overdose prevention resources.

Researchers found that after states passed naloxone access laws, opioid-related emergency room visits and opioid-related theft both rose, and no decrease was observed in opioid-related mortality.

Naloxone manufacturers have donated thousands of doses to communities and offer discounts to first responders, but the rising cost of the drug — combined with the rising need — has forced some ...

Naloxone is given in three ways: intravenously, injected into the muscle (think: an EpiPen style delivery) or a nasal spray. Individuals trained to administer naloxone can carry and give naloxone ...

A new, free naloxone vending machine has been installed in Denton to provide easy, 24/7 access to the opioid overdose ...

Naloxone reverses an overdose for up to about 90 minutes, but opioids can stay in the system for longer, so it’s still important for the person to receive medical attention after receiving the drug.

Over 80,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses last year, a record number. Naloxone is a medication that reverses overdoses. Campus police or student health centers often carry it.

The Washington State Department of Health has launched an online tool to help residents quickly locate free naloxone, a ...

Washington's Department of Health launched a new online mapping tool today to help people access free naloxone, commonly ...

Johnson County is planning to place six vending machines containing free doses of naloxone — a medication that works to ...