The Salt Lake Harm Reduction Project (SHRP) has created Naloxey-Boxeys to increase access to naloxone, a prescription medication used to reverse opioid overdoses, and potentially save lives.

This past Wednesday, the Substance Use Prevention Program, which is part of the University of Connecticut’s Student Health and Wellness (SHaW) held a documentary screening and Narcan (naloxone) ...

The opioid antidote is a lifesaver, but a maze of state laws governing prescriptions, minor consent, and Good Samaritan ...

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 ...

Imagine the scene. You walk into a room to find your loved one unconscious on the floor, barely breathing. You know your loved one has been using prescription painkillers or heroin and believe s/he ...

Gabby is a neuroscience major with minors in biology and public health and she is a 2025-26 health care ethics intern at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Views are her ...

NEW YORK — Not long ago, a neighbor in the community experienced an overdose outside the doors of the Alliance for Positive Change’s center in Harlem, New York. A passerby brought the person inside, ...

You're at a park in Yakima or outside a Lower Valley business when you witness a drug overdose. What do you do? It's not a far-fetched question. In 2024, there were 146 fatal drug overdoses in Yakima ...

A special program sends nurses who contract with the city to businesses including stores, restaurants, gas stations, ...

Racial and ethnic disparities in opioid overdose deaths in the US have widened in recent years, potentially driven by inequitable access to naloxone. This study evaluated engagement across the ...