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Study finds critical gaps in Narcan awareness, possession among US adults
As the opioid epidemic continues to plague the United States, Narcan and other treatments that administer naloxone have ...
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Toddler put on Narcan drip to keep her alive after fentanyl overdose; parents convicted
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - Parents were convicted of second-degree assault after their toddler had to be put on a Narcan drip to keep her alive after overdosing on fentanyl. In March 2023 ...
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Mom put fentanyl pills in backseat, then toddler overdosed twice, OR officials say
An Oregon mom was convicted of an assault charge in connection with her toddler’s fentanyl overdose, officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto An Oregon mom accused of leaving fentanyl pills ...
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Family Planning Council of Iowa, Polk County partner for harm reduction vending machine
THE MACHINE IS STOCKED WITH NARCAN TO REVERSE OPIOID OVERDOSES, EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVES, BIRTH CONTROL, CONDOMS, HARM REDUCTION KITS, GUN LOCKS, AND MORE. THE ONLY VENDING MACHINE OF ITS KIND IN ...
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Fatal drug overdoses dropped 30% in KY last year. But federal Narcan cuts loom
A $56 million federal grant awarded annually for distributing and training people to use the opioid overdose reversal medication Narcan is excluded from a draft budget released this month ...
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Trump administration praised ‘life-saving’ naloxone, then proposed cuts
But he’s also seen naloxone, a drug that reverses opioid overdoses, save lives. So he was confused when he learned the Trump administration had proposed cutting programs that make naloxone ...
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Despite pledge to expand naloxone access, Trump administration proposal would cut overdose prevention programs
The Trump administration has named overdose prevention among its top drug policy priorities, but a preliminary budget proposal that was recently leaked suggests that it would cut about two dozen ...