The indiscriminate over-prescribing of painkillers has resulted in a national epidemic of overdoses and opioid addiction. Prescription opioids can be used safely to treat pain when they’re taken the ...

After years of continuously rising opioid overdoses, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that overdose deaths decreased 3% in 2023, the first annual decrease since 2018. A new ...

On March 29, the FDA approved the first ever naloxone product (Narcan) for over-the-counter (OTC), non-prescription use, citing a goal of increasing access and availability of naloxone as part of ...

Amid the worsening U.S. overdose crisis, experts say a simple drug — naloxone — is a key tool in preventing more deaths. But not enough people know about it, have access to it or actually carry it ...

Naloxone, the opioid overdose antidote, is a powerful tool in the overdose crisis, allowing friends, loved ones and even bystanders a way to put a fatal overdose in reverse and bring back breathing.

Almost 400,000 people died from an opioid overdose in the United States between 1999 and 2017. On average, 130 Americans die every day from an opioid-involved overdose. In addition to prevention ...

Over-the-counter sales have tanked for the overdose reversal drug naloxone, likely due to its high price, a new study says. Naloxone (Narcan) is a nasal spray that rapidly reverses an overdose by ...

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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Local agencies are joining forces to spread the word about overdose awareness in the community. A new PSA features Pima County Attorney Laura Conover, Pima County Sheriff Chris ...

The Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for New York City typically works to address the opioid epidemic by investigating and prosecuting felony drug offenses and related crimes in ...