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Revenues from Narcan (naloxone HCl) Nasal Spray decreased 33% to $95.3 million, primarily driven by the discontinuation of ...

Franklin County Public Health said it's uncommon to have three overdose deaths at once, but not unusual for overdose deaths ...

For the last few months, the Mobile County Health Department’s Overdose Prevention Program has been working with LTS Health on a project to supply healthcare k ...

The opioid crisis continues to devastate the U.S. In 2021, over 107,000 people died from drug overdoses. The annual economic ...

Dr. Elizabeth Clayborne is gaining traction in the investment world for her medical device known as the “Band-Aid for ...

After an attempt to decriminalize drugs made the addiction crisis in Oregon even worse, local Christians are pleading with ...

Take-home naloxone kits across Canada should contain both versions of the opioid overdose-reversing drug — a nasal spray and an injectable that goes into a muscle — says a panel of experts ...

In 2023, more than 80,000 people in the United States died of opioid overdoses. An overdose occurs when a person takes too much of an opioid (morphine, heroin, fentanyl, etc.) or a combination of ...

Cook County Health joined other Cook County leaders on Wednesday, October 23, to announce the placement of vending machines ...

Since 2022, the federal government has invested $26.1 million to help make naloxone, a medicine that blocks the effects of ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68(15):1419-1425. The short duration of activity of naloxone when the drug is administered as an i.v. bolus may limit its effectiveness for the management of OIP.