In the midst of the nation’s ongoing, multi-decade opioid epidemic, there was a smidge of good news. In 2023, there were about 1,500 fewer overdose deaths involving fentanyl and other synthetic ...

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Intranasal naloxone is used to treat patients with respiratory and central nervous system depression that is known or suspected to be caused by an opioid overdose. Opioid overdose should be suspected ...

Deborah Woolford walked to the front of Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church in Baltimore on Sunday and rolled up her sleeve to learn firsthand how to treat someone overdosing on opioids.

Even though the opioid antidote naloxone has proven morbidity and mortality benefits, bias, pharmacy availability, cost, and structural racism are all difficult barriers to naloxone acquisition. An ...

Scrolling through TikTok, Dash* came across a video about the opioid reversal drug naloxone, and the government scheme that makes it available for free in Australia. The 22-year-old student from ...

Share on Pinterest The opioid-antidote drug Narcan will be sold over-the-counter at major U.S. drug stores starting in September. Scott Olson/Getty Images Naloxone, more commonly known by its brand ...

It is well known that opioid overdoses have occurred at epidemic levels in the United States for years. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), opioid overdose deaths ...

Two advisory committees to the US Food and Drug Administration have voted unanimously to recommend that a nasal spray version of the opioid overdose antidote, naloxone (also called Narcan), be made ...

Walgreens said it will offer its own cheaper version of the over-the-counter opioid overdose reversal spray naloxone online and in stores. The drugstore retailer aims to boost the accessibility of the ...