Cooper University Health Care expanded its first-in-the-nation program to help patients who have suffered an opioid-related overdose. The Bupe FIRST (Field Initiation of ReScue Treatment by EMS) ...
Last week, the National Safety Council applauded the bipartisan reintroduction of legislation in the U.S. Congress to curb fatalities from opioid overdose in the workplace. The Workplace Overdose ...
The kits contain Naloxone which can prevent opioid overdoses [BBC] Drug overdose prevention kits are being given out in North ...
There's a new effort in Tarrant County to reverse the growing trend of fatal drug overdoses. Tarrant County Commissioners approved a new contract this week between Tarrant County Public Health, ...
Fentanyl overdose deaths have recently dropped. From April 2024 to March 2025, the CDC reported 43,000 synthetic opioid deaths, most of which are from fentanyl, down from nearly 70,000 in the previous ...
From 2016-2025, the co-involvement of stimulants in fentanyl overdose deaths increased 164%, according to a new report by Millennium Health, a San Diego-based specialty lab that conducts urine drug ...
The North Coast Serve & Support (NCSS) campaign is set to occur in March, initiated by Household HQ and associated community groups. The program will aid Erie United Methodist Alliance ...
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Specialist at the Area Port of San Luis saved the life of a young woman apparently in the midst of an opioid overdose. The incident occurred ...
Naloxone Texas has launched a campaign to get the overdose first-aid medication naloxone, known under the brand name Narcan, into the hands of college students. In Austin, Naloxone Texas is working ...
The Midland County Department of Public Health reminds the public that three numbers could help save a life.
Increasing overdoses tied to breathing-slowing drugs in Plymouth highlight the lifesaving role of naloxone and the need to quickly recognize symptoms and seek emergency help.