Gov. Gavin Newsom has made California the first state to offer a generic version of the overdose-reversal drug Narcan for public purchase through a state-run storefront, while the state’s health ...

The camera pans across a living room. There are lines of drugs on a coffee table. Panicked voices are heard in the background. "We need an ambulance. My friend won't wake up," one of the people says ...

Opioids are some of the most widely used and misused drugs in the world. Opioids are central nervous system depressants, meaning they slow down brain activity and relax the muscles. They include the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — More than half of youth improved after receiving a dose of naloxone by emergency medical services (EMS) after an emergency dispatch call, according to research presented on September ...

Naloxone, the opioid overdose-reversing medication commonly known by its brand name Narcan, was central to the response of a mass overdose event in Baltimore Thursday. The city, as part of its ...

School is back in session at the UQ-Ochsner Clinical School in New Orleans, and on this January morning, just over 80 medical students pack into a classroom. Sedera Montgomery stands at the front, ...

Naloxone, known by the brand name Narcan, is a medication used to rapidly reverse opioid overdoses. Other harm reduction supplies intended to keep people safe and alive include safe clean injection ...

An investigational wearable watch from ZEM Life Device Co. is designed to provide life-saving controlled doses of Narcan (naloxone) to people experiencing an opioid overdose. The Bennett, CO-based ...

With more than 115 people dying each day from opioid overdoses across the country, the United States is in desperate need of a targeted approach to reduce the number of opioid-related fatalities. I ...

You're at a park in Yakima or outside a Lower Valley business when you witness a drug overdose. What do you do? It's not a far-fetched question. In 2024, there were 146 fatal drug overdoses in Yakima ...