Narcan is just one brand of a drug called Naloxone, a drug used to help revive patients who are in mid-opioid overdose, essentially bringing them back from the brink of death. This tool is so ...
MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- With winter weather and freezing temperatures health officials are issuing a warning about Narcan nasal spray. District Health Department #10 (DHD#10) is asking people to ...
“I think this is really due to organizations and the government all working together across the country, especially in the distribution of Naloxone or Narcan getting it out there to more people ...
That’s thanks to Fiona Cullen Firine and Joseph Firine, who are looking to donate $5,700 to be used for Narcan vest pouches by the New Haven Police Department (NHPD). The couple joined Police Chief ...
Though Naloxone was approved by the FDA in 1961, it wasn’t until 2015 that Narcan became available. A nasal spray, Narcan flushes the opiates out of the brain and stops what would be a fatal ...
FITCHBURG — The city’s Health Department will be hosting a Community Narcan and Overdose Prevention Training on Wednesday, Nov. 20 in collaboration with MOC at 40 Fairmount St. Doors will open ...
When he first learned about a Narcan training at Hook Hall in Northwest D.C. on Thursday afternoon, Markele Thompson was intrigued. He works at a restaurant in the city, and said he believes it ...
They didn’t know about or have access to naloxone, an overdose reversal medication. “Back when I first started using, somebody came knocking on our hotel room door saying so-in-so overdosed.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The North Charleston Police Department is looking for volunteers to help assemble Narcan kits this week. The agency will host the sessions at North Charleston City Hall ...