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 ...

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 ...

Addressing overdoses from “street drugs” containing potent synthetic opioids poses a key challenge when utilizing opioid antagonists. A standard approach to known or suspected opioid overdose includes ...

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 ...

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, 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 ...

Hepatitis C cases have exploded by 326 percent since 2011 in Butler County, and with the continuing heroin epidemic the Board of Health is now offering free Narcan kits to family and friends of ...

Dentists are among the leading prescribers of narcotics for moderate to severe acute pain following dental procedures. While short-term opioid prescriptions may not significantly harm the patient, ...