This is the first installment of a five-part series on the Drug-Alcohol Coalition of Iredell's recent "In The Know" event.

“We know that that’s the only thing if someone is fallen over, dying from a fentanyl overdose — the only thing that will help is naloxone,” said George Massengill, who testified in favor of Re ...

Also called a K-pouch, a continent ileostomy is a connection of the end of the small intestine, called the ileum, to the skin of your abdomen. A surgeon makes it so that waste can leave your body ...

One local organization in Volusia County has received opioid abatement funding that they’re putting to use in the form of vending machines that dispense Narcan, a nasal spray that can reverse ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A new push to combat overdoses in Volusia County is expanding access to Narcan. “Foundations to Freedom” is adding six more Narcan vending machines in high-risk areas.

France notified the European Commission it will ban sales of nicotine pouches, becoming the latest EU country to push back against the industry that has heavily invested in new and addictive products.

Naloxone and naltrexone are opioid antagonists that block the effects of opioids and other street drugs. These drugs belong to the same class but have different FDA-approved uses. Naloxone is a ...

THE CITY FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT JOINED FORCES WITH MOUNT LEBANON BAPTIST CHURCH TO TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO ADMINISTER NARCAN. THAT IS THE ANTIDOTE THAT CAN REVERSE THE EFFECTS OF AN OPIOID OVERDOSE.

FENTRESS COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Professional football player, Jeffery Simmons, will be featured on billboards in Jamestown to raise awareness and destigmatize Naloxone, an opioid overdose ...

Braden on Saturday. The child was found unresponsive and struggling to breathe. Narcan was administered to the child by firefighters and paramedics. Officials said the Narcan helped the toddler ...

A New York state lawmaker is proposing a ban on the sale of what he described as "highly addictive" flavored nicotine pouches, even after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration came out in support ...

A state legislator is moving to outlaw the sale of flavored nicotine pouches, despite the federal Food and Drug Administration’s endorsement of the product’s potential health benefits in ...