Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, is one of the most important drugs in the United States' fight against the opioid crisis. It reverses an opioid overdose nearly instantly, restarting ...

The overdose crisis continues to worsen in the U.S., and overdose deaths reached an all-time high in 2021. Experts say that a simple drug — naloxone — is a key tool in preventing more deaths. But not ...

Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, is one of the most important drugs in the United States’ fight against the ...

CNN: How does naloxone work to save people overdosing on opioids? Dr. Leana Wen: Naloxone is a medicine that rapidly reverses the effect of an opioid overdose. It is an antagonist to opioids, meaning ...

The U.S. Surgeon General issued a rare national advisory Thursday urging more Americans to carry naloxone, a drug used to revive people overdosing on opioids. Naloxone is a medication designed to ...

How does naloxone work? "We're not alive if we don't breathe. And so the way naloxone works is, if someone's experiencing an overdose, meaning they're not breathing well, you can deliver this agent, ...

Naloxone can be used to reverse an opioid overdose in an emergency situation. It’s available over the counter at a pharmacy, but some advocates say that’s not enough to get it into the hands of people ...

In Westchester County, drug overdose deaths totaled 168 in 2023, the latest county-level federal provisional data show. That’s down about 16% from the prior year. Rockland County drug deaths declined ...

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 ...

It is well known that opioid overdoses have occurred at epidemic levels in the United States for years. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), opioid overdose deaths ...

MONROE COUNTY, N.Y. – Monroe County has expanded access to the overdose medication Naloxone. County leaders said the potentially lifesaving drug is now available at 605 locations across the area.