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More than 6 months after allowing Narcan sales over-the-counter, advocates say its price keeps it...
WBIR-TV Knoxville· 7 days agoNarcan is an overdose-reversing medication often used to help people start breathing again if they ...
Vancouver Fire gives Narcan to overdose survivors to battle deepening opioid crisis
KOIN via Yahoo News· 6 days ago“VFD crews administered Narcan 342 times in 2022 and 583 in 2023. Providing this easy-to-use and...
ECDOH issues warning after reports of 7 overdose-related deaths in 6-hour period
WKBW-TV Buffalo· 6 days agoThe Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) has issued a warning after reports of seven...
Nonprofits team up to place Narcan in Raleigh barbershops
NBC 17 Raleigh· 5 days agoA team of nonprofits and community organizations in Wake County wants to make life-saving medicine ...
Outgoing Kansas inmates can receive opioid antidote Narcan
KWCH· 6 days agoSo far, the state has purchased 2,000 Naloxone kits.
Vancouver firefighters leaving Narcan behind on overdose calls in an effort to save lives
KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland· 7 days agoThe Vancouver fire department is leaving a dose of Narcan behind for anyone who gets overdose...
PMC provides area first responders with NARCAN
WYMT Eastern Kentucky· 6 days agoPikeville Medical Center (PMC) is distributing Narcan to first responders, hoping to help the departments save lives. The medical center provided $49,000...
Saratoga Co. hosts free Narcan training, distribution
FOX 23 News Albany· 4 days agoOn Saturday, the Saratoga County Department of Health will host a free Narcan training and distribution event at Saratoga Springs High School.
Health experts, lawmakers at odds over FDA-approved alternative to combat synthetic opioid overdoses
The Buffalo News· 10 hours agoThe legislation would require the state Department of Health to allow any overdose-reversing...
Laramie Police Department patrol car gets new look
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle· 3 days ago“Andrew Tarrell, who works for COPSSA (and an Albany County prevention specialist), reached out to me and he had some extra grant money and an idea...