A new "powerful tool" for combatting opioid deaths isn't settled science. For that reason, the state is taking a measured ...

BENAL, 66, A SEMI-RETIRED COPY EDITOR AND DOG TRAINER, SWITCHED GEARS. SHE STARTED YELLING PHRASES AT THE MAN, A FIRST CHECK TO SEE IF SOMEONE IS RESPONSIVE.

Australia’s take-home naloxone program began in 2022 and over 450,000 doses have reportedly been dispensed since. In overdose cases, an intramuscular injection or nasal spray of naloxone can be ...

Missouri officials say the overdose reversal drug naloxone helped contribute to the first decrease in drug-related deaths ...

Users and police in this city’s beaten-down Hilltop neighborhood credit another drug flooding the United States: the overdose antidote naloxone. James “Sleaze” Morgan says naloxone has saved him after ...

Each machine will carry the overdose-reversing medication naloxone, safe-injection kits, and fentanyl test strips that are free for individuals in need. Organizations can also choose to stock the ...

I just burst into tears, and I told her that I don’t want to do this anymore. And I keep trying to stop, I don’t know how to stop. And ...

Naloxone is a drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and is given as either an injection or nasal spray. It ...

Chief executive Eddie Mullins says opening marks ‘momentous shift in policy in how we treat some of our most marginalised and ...

Each machine contains a “core group of harm reduction supplies,” which includes naloxone, safe injection kits, and fentanyl test strips. Each individual site has some flexibility in how the ...

In addition to naloxone, public health vending machines often contain a variety of supplies, such as sterile injection equipment, condoms, first-aid kits and pregnancy tests, Allen said.