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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...
Bay Area schools look to tackle fentanyl crisis head on
San Jose Mercury News· 3 hours agoEditor’s note: This story was produced for the independent Mosaic Journalism Program for Bay Area...
Forsyth County sees increase in overdoses in first few months of 2024
Winston-Salem Journal· 7 hours agoData from Forsyth County's overdose tracking map shows that there has been an increase in the number...
Overdose deaths are down in Connecticut, but opioid use may be as widespread as ever
Stamford Advocate· 3 days agoData shows clearly that overdose deaths are down in Connecticut, but Nancy Navarretta is hesitant to...
Health experts, lawmakers at odds over FDA-approved alternative to combat synthetic opioid overdoses
The Buffalo News· 16 hours agoThe legislation would require the state Department of Health to allow any overdose-reversing...
Horizon Health sees new trends amid opioid epidemic
WIVB via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoBUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Local police are concerned about a deadly batch of drugs circulating in the Buffalo area. At least eight people have died over the...
Outgoing Kansas inmates can receive opioid antidote Narcan
KWCH· 7 days agoSo far, the state has purchased 2,000 Naloxone kits.
Supt. Horne’s task force holds inaugural meeting
KVOA Tucson· 10 hours agoState Superintendent Tom Horne's newly formed School Training Overdose Preparedness and Intelligence Taskforce (STOPIT) held its inaugural meeting on...
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 ...