The Liberty Fire Department is increasing its efforts to battle the opioid crisis with a new initiative distributing Narcan.

According to the CDC, there were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 compared to the year before. Officials ...

Public health experts are worried by the proposed cuts to naloxone programs. One called the overdose antidote a “silver ...

They should understand that the work we’re doing is not only saving lives, but it’s bettering our community,” an instructor ...

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 ...

U.S. drug deaths plunged in 2024, according to federal data published Wednesday, offering hope that public health measures ...