Government-supported syringe exchange programs underscore the importance of prevention in averting the consequences of ...
A spike in overdoses prompted the City of New Haven to respond with free Narcan training and drug-use resources. The City of New Haven’s Health Department Director Maritza Bond said between May 30 ...
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 ...
Thousands of New York City police officers will soon be carrying emergency antidotes to help deal with the recent spike in heroin overdoses, officials said Tuesday. New York Attorney General Eric ...
As part of an ongoing effort to combat the opioid crisis, Whatcom County has added two new naloxone dispensers in Bellingham. The boxes, which can be accessed for free 24/7, contain the ...
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. – Inside a storage room at the Clark County Health Department are boxes with taped-on signs reading, “DO NOT USE.” They contain cookers and sterile water that people use to shoot ...