Opioid-class drugs are commonly prescribed as powerful pain medications in both humans and animals, though they can also be accessed or used illicitly. These substances carry a significant risk of ...

Narcan, or naloxone, is a fast-acting opioid overdose reversal medication. It works by blocking the effects of opioids on the brain, particularly those related to breathing. Narcan can quickly restore ...

Naloxone has long been hailed as a life-saving drug in the face of the opioid epidemic. But its capacity to save someone from an overdose can be limited by the potency of the opioid — a person revived ...

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A local health expert is raising awareness about opioid overdose prevention, the risks of an overdose during spring break, and the steps toward recovery in any case ...

The Springfield Police Department is marking seven years since officers began carrying Narcan, crediting the program with saving hundreds of lives in the community.

The medication is attached to automated external defibrillators in every marked, unmarked and undercover car used by the department. About 500 sworn officers have access.

Narcan — or naloxone to use its proper name — has been an invaluable tool in the fight against substance abuse for more than 50 years. As sad as it is, the grim truth is that drug overdoses not only ...

While the opioid reversal medication is available without a prescription, buying it may not be as easy as it sounds. In 2023, more than 1,300 people in Connecticut died of an overdose. The vast ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — The opioid crisis can seem never ending, especially when fatal overdoses or major drug busts are constantly making headlines. But thanks to Narcan, the FDA-approved, ...

It is hoped this work could help prevent overdose deaths that now exceed 100,000 each year in the U.S. In a new study the researchers report that a novel hybrid lipid-polymer nanoparticle vaccine ...

You may have passed by the newspaper dispensers near Miller Park.Soon a similar machine could be added on-site that is ...

It’s the drug that could save your child’s life – Narcan. Texas law requires many public schools (with students grades 6 through 12) to have Naloxone (or Narcan) on campus. This went into effect at ...