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You can now buy Narcan over the counter. Here's how to use it to reverse a fentanyl overdose.
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDEA agent displays the amount of fentanyl that can prompt a fatal overdose.AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin...
Fentanyl vs Dilaudid: Which Is Better?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA pharmacist explains Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmDMedically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Fentanyl and Dilaudid (hydromorphone) are two potent...
Animal sedative xylazine in fentanyl is causing wounds and scrambling efforts to stop overdoses
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the...
Your body naturally produces opioids without causing addiction or overdose – studying how this...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOpioid neurotransmitters are located in many areas of the body, including the brain, spine and gut....
With fentanyl use on the rise, Miami schools are taking steps to cut risk. What to know
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAll Miami-Dade County public schools are now stocked with naloxone, the medication that reverses...
As fentanyl overdose deaths keep rising, efforts to reverse trend meet liability fears
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs California leads the fight to reverse skyrocketing fentanyl overdose deaths, organizations that...
'An overdose nearly every week': A look at fentanyl deaths in Boone County
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has a slogan in relation to fentanyl: "One pill can kill." How does...
Why does fentanyl exist? The history behind the substance driving record overdose deaths in the US
Stacker via AOL· 3 months agoToasted Pictures // Shutterstock Fentanyl was the most promising medical advancement of its time....
Fentanyl deaths hit new peak in 2022 in Ventura County
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDeaths by drug overdose were down slightly in Ventura County in 2022, but fentanyl, heroin,...
FDA expands access to overdose-reversing Narcan. How Kentuckians can find it now
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKentucky has seen a surge in overdose deaths in recent years, driven largely by a flood of deadly...