Lawmakers weighed a bill that would create the facilities, where people can use drugs in a monitored setting, in four CT ...
Prescriptions for naloxone, the medicine that can reverse opioid overdose, increased 669% for those 10-19 years old from 2017 to 2022, according to CDC researchers. Dr. Darien Sutton explains. In ...
Smokey Shay’s is the first business in the county to have a naloxone dispenser from the initiative. The dispenser can hold 50 ...
Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center (HVMHC) is expanding its harm reduction efforts by installing a 24-hour naloxone ...
With three nights in three months, "Art Of The Machine" will educate about Narcan use and honor the artwork on the machines.
On Wednesday, the House Labor, Health and Social Services Committee voted unanimously in favor of Senate File 74, “ Immunity ...
"These medications need to be more readily available," said state Rep. Pat Boy, D-Michigan City, the sponsor. "The lives of ...
Boxes containing naloxone, commonly referred to by its brand name Narcan, were recently installed outside all 21 Louisville ...
Kansas law enforcement agencies may soon have easier access to a life-saving drug used to reverse opioid overdoses, thanks to ...
With states like New Jersey also reporting declines in overdoses, it’s clear that treating opioid addiction as a public health issue rather than just a crisis response is making an impact. Future ...
Harm reduction advocates are implementing solidarity-based strategies for curbing drug overdoses in Minneapolis.