naloxone

Drug overdose rates remain high in St. Joseph County but overdose deaths have fallen sharply.

Naloxone is keeping more people alive after they overdose, creating more chances to help them get sober

Drug overdose prevention advocates want to combat misinformation and the negative stigma surrounding the use of naloxone, an overdose-reversal drug. Since last June, almost 90 school districts across the state have participated in a program that teaches school staff how to identify drug overdoses and administer naloxone.

House Bill 1462 would require emergency departments to assess their ability to provide intervention support to patients with substance use disorder.

Aug. 31 is National Overdose Awareness Day, and in honor of the occasion, the Berrien County Health Department will host free Narcan training workshops.

A 2017 Indiana law allows school districts to stock the opioid reversal medication naloxone. Overdose Lifeline is a non-profit substance use advocacy group that wants to help equip schools prevent overdoses.

In an effort to reduce opioid overdose deaths, Indiana’s first Narcan vending machine has been installed at the St. Joseph County Jail. Naloxone —…

Michigan emergency services say they have seen a “substantial increase” in opioid overdoses during the coronavirus pandemic. According to data released…

U.S. Surgeon General – and former Indiana Health Commissioner – Jerome Adams says additional screenings could offer Indiana college students more…

NEW YORK (AP) — Prescriptions of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone are soaring, and experts say that could be a reason overdose deaths have stopped…