For weeks now, Rachel Winograd has been fighting to make sure Missouri continues to fund life-saving naloxone for first responders and others across the state. That ought to be a no-brainer: The ...

Jackson County health leaders have created a new way to promote health and wellness in the community.

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) today announced a series of initiatives designed to help increase access to NARCAN ® Nasal Spray and encourage the public to be ready to respond to an opioid ...

Missouri health officials are raising concerns about a powerful new drug showing up in the state’s illegal opioid supply, as ...

Gaston County Emergency Management officials are working to decrease the overdose rate by making life-saving and ...

The new program has been developed with the National Opioid Center of Excellence and UNR.

Aurora firefighters are not just reversing overdoses on the spot; they are leaving overdose-reversal medication behind so the ...

The group also provides training, including teaching people to spot the difference in types of overdoses.

I’d be lying if I said that last one didn’t stop me cold. My daughter is leaving for college in a couple of weeks. She’s a careful, cautious kid. A conservatory-bound graduate who won’t even touch ...

Grafton installs 24/7 Narcan access box at Grove Memorial Park to help prevent opioid overdose deaths and support community ...

Gaston County Emergency Management officials have installed Narcan vending machines in several locations. They’re each stocked Naloxone, test strips, hygiene kits, and safe sex kits. These machines ...