A batch of illicit drugs that was mixed with fentanyl and other substances may have been the cause of a mass overdose in.

Greater Manchester Police's on naloxone response "disappointing" and reasoning "raises serious questions", says MP Tom ...

The Trump administration’s proposed cuts to the naloxone distribution program would gut programs that train and equip ...

Naloxone, a drug that reverses overdoses, can save lives. Also known as Narcan, it reverses the effects of opioids such as oxycodone, fentanyl, morphine and heroin.

Naloxone, which was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1971, works by blocking opioids from acting on receptors in the brain and reverses the depressed breathing caused by ...

Naloxone: What you need to know about this lifesaving drug. Naloxone can stop an opioid overdose in its tracks. By Dr. Hector Florimon. March 21, 2018, 12:51 PM. 0:55.

St. Louis County launches free naloxone vending machines in high-need areas to help prevent opioid overdose deaths.

The first over-the-counter naloxone, a drug used to reverse opioid overdose, will be available in retail stores and online as soon as next week, its manufacturer said Wednesday.

Naloxone reverses an overdose for up to about 90 minutes, but opioids can stay in the system for longer, so it’s still important for the person to receive medical attention after receiving the drug.

To determine how the naloxone companion drug, which researchers are calling compound 368, might boost naloxone’s effectiveness, researchers conducted an experiment on pain tolerance in mice, ...

Opioids are dangerous substances, but overdoses can be reversed if prompt action is taken. Having naloxone around people who use opioids in whatever form can and does save lives. All people using such ...

Each time, he had overdosed and was revived with the opioid reversal drug naloxone. "Once I started shooting, it was game over," Hunter, 43, of Circleville, said of his heroin use.