KSBW The Central Coast

Push to get Narcan into public libraries to help combat growing fentanyl epidemic

ANOTHER EFFORT TO COMBAT THIS GROWING FENTANYL EPIDEMIC.. THE OPIOID AND FENTANYL EPIDEMIC LEADING TO MORE OVERDOSES AND DEATHS ON THE CENTRAL COAST.. IN MARINA THREE OVERDOSES IN JUST TWO DAYS.. ONE ...

Dramatic moment deputy calls for two Narcan doses after ‘exposure to fentanyl’ during arrest

Dramatic moment deputy calls for two Narcan doses after ‘exposure to fentanyl’ during arrest - ...
WWLTV

Expert explains man’s 'erratic' behavior during Walmart incident Friday

NEW ORLEANS — A chaotic scene at the Walmart on Tchoupitoulas Street left a person dead and two hurt Friday. It began when a police officer gave naloxone, an overdose-reversing drug, to a man inside ...
Medical Xpress

How does Narcan work? How it reverses opioid overdose can provide a molecular blueprint for more effective drugs

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 Indianapolis Star

Some Indiana schools put Narcan on shelves years ago. Training and stigma comes next.

In the late winter of 2019, Cameron Powell took a pill and went to school. A few hours later, the high school junior went to the school nurse, complaining of nausea and fatigue. Amy Powell figured her ...