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

Naloxone, the opioid overdose-reversing medication commonly known by its brand name Narcan, was central to the response of ...

A Canadian study finds that as fentanyl use began increasing in 2014, opioid agonist treatment duration with methadone or ...

Using outdated newspaper vending boxes, the opioid awareness group Micah’s Hugs is installing free naloxone distribution ...

More than 25 people were hospitalized over suspected overdoses in the Penn North neighborhood of Baltimore Thursday, leading ...

It targets those same opioid receptors in the brain, blocking the opioids and their effects, bringing a person back to life. Naloxone can reverse an opioid overdose in as few as one to three minutes.

Naloxone, in Narcan nasal spray, rapidly reverses opioid overdoses. It's easy to use, delivering a lifesaving dose in emergencies, restoring normal breathing within minutes.

The first over-the-counter naloxone, a drug used to reverse opioid overdose, will soon be available in retail stores, such as Walgreens.

Naloxone can stop an opioid overdose in its tracks. The opioid crisis has been front and center this week thanks to President Donald Trump's visit to New Hampshire, a state that has been ...