LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Four hundred doses of a life-saving medication landed in Floyd County on Wednesday as the state continues its fight against the drug epidemic. The Highlander Fire Protection ...
In the entryway of the River Rouge Police Department, there are a few vending machines. One for keys, one for soda and now one for Narcan. Narcan is a treatment that reverses an opioid overdose by ...
In 2023, the Vancouver Fire Department responded to one to two overdoses a day on average, according to the department. It’s not unusual for the second call of the day to be for the same person, who ...
In an effort to make Narcan more accessible, the first Narcan vending machine in Nebraska has been installed at CenterPointe in Lincoln. In partnership with Region V and the Nebraska Pharmacists ...
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An extremely lethal narcotic has hit the Omaha metro, and local law enforcement is seeing a disturbing trend that is bound to lead to deaths. Fentanyl is already 50-times stronger ...
The opioid epidemic has moved off the front page, but that doesn’t mean it has gone away. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention reported about 87,000 Americans died from drug overdoses from ...
Content Warning: The following article includes mention of student death. University Counseling services are available at 609-258-3141, and the Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24/7 at 988 or ...
Some researchers argue that the roles of social environment and personal choice have to be considered in order to make progress in treating people addicted to drugs. By Jan Hoffman The message ...
In an effort to enhance public health and safety, Colusa County Behavioral Health is hosting a series of Naloxone (Narcan) giveaway events spread throughout the county this month starting Oct. 21.