Here’s how it works: Liberty Fire Department paramedics and firefighters will carry the leave-behind Narcan kits whenever they respond to a suspected overdose. Each blue drawstring bag contains ...

Starting May 1, all three Kent County ambulance companies will carry Narcan kits to leave behind after treating someone dealing with addiction. "We do carry Narcan in our ambulances. Currently ...

Since its pilot launch in April 2025, the vending machine outside the Stout Street Health Center has dispensed over 1,100 ...

People in Denver now have more access to naloxone, the medicine that reverses an opioid overdose. The Denver Police ...

Scott County EMS is starting a Narcan leave-behind program. Gipson said the program ... supplies to arrive before they start handing out kits. “So, let’s say we come to somebody’s house ...

The number of people dying from drug overdoses across Connecticut is down. There has been a drop of more than 25% in overdose ...

Tom Synan, a police chief in Ohio, has seen the damage opioids can do: the dead bodies of people who overdose and the grieving families they leave behind ... and supply naloxone kits to local ...

The program also works to connect people with key resources. Boal said during trainings, responders are given leave-behind Narcan kits to give to people who may be at risk to witness an overdose.

And they leave behind kits containing naloxone, literature about overdoses and addiction resources. Rath plays a crucial role in the sessions, Cushman said, adding that while he can go through ...

Tents, tarps, and makeshift shelters line the beaten path along the Assiniboine River near Balmoral Street in West Broadway — ...