Mapping how Narcan reverses opioid overdose can provide a molecular blueprint for developing more effective drugs against overdose.

The drug, known as “purple fentanyl,” has been seized in Midwest states, such as Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Saif Khan, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (THE CONVERSATION) ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, is one of the most important drugs in the United States’ fight against the opioid crisis. It reverses an opioid overdose nearly ...

It’s similar to xylazine, or tranq — a veterinary painkiller and muscle relaxant commonly cut into street drugs since about ...