Naloxone can temporarily reverse opioid overdoses, including those involving heroin or prescription painkillers.

A Las Vegas man faces felony charges for child abuse and endangerment after his young relative was rushed to an Orange County ...

The Mississippi Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Council held its first meeting Wednesday at the Walter Sillers building in ...

Massachusetts experienced a more than 36 percent decrease in opioid-related overdose deaths in 2024, the state Substance ...

Massachusetts experienced a more than 36% decrease in opioid-related overdose deaths in 2024, the state Substance Addiction Services Bureau reported Wednesday.

Luke Hagen was promoted to editor of the Mitchell Republic in 2014. He has worked for the newspaper since 2008 and has covered sports, outdoors, education, features and breaking news. He can be ...

Governor Shapiro signed a bill allowing EMS workers to leave Narcan at overdose scenes to help prevent future emergencies.

Black patients presenting to the emergency department for an opioid overdose are less likely to receive outpatient referrals for opioid use disorder.

Provisional data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate a nearly 33% drop in predicted overdose deaths in Massachusetts.

A Susquehanna Valley state senator's bill to expand access to the overdose reversing drug Narcan, is now the law of the land.

Naloxone or Narcan has been growing in awareness and accessibility across Michigan. Speaking on combating the opioid epidemic ...

Baltimore is taking new steps to address the overdose crisis in the city, aiming to cut fatal overdoses by 40% by 2040. The current plan is only preliminary, focusing on the year through 2027. The ...