Alberta opioid data shows drop in deaths, overdoses—but some are dying more than others
While overdose rates have dropped amongst the middle-class, especially casual recreational users, the drug supply has become ...
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Naloxone box installed at CAMC General Hospital
A new public access Naloxone box has been installed at CAMC General Hospital, providing a critical resource to help save ...
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Hillsborough County is accepting applications for opioid settlement money projects
The money will pay for efforts to prevent and treat opioid addiction, or fund services that help people in recovery.
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Kane County launches 24/7 naloxone dispensers in hospitals to combat opioid overdoses
The Kane County Health Department, in collaboration with Advocate Sherman Hospital and Rush Copley Medical Center, is ...
New naloxone box comes to CAMC General Hospital
Kelsey Grammer recently revealed to the New York Post the reason why he had a 30-year falling out with “Cheers” co-star Ted ...
New naloxone box opens at Charleston hospital
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – CAMC General Hospital in Charleston just added a new naloxone box to their lobby. Naloxone, also ...
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Health experts alarmed at new overdose drug marketed to WMass police departments
Public health experts have concerns about the opioid reversal agent Opvee. But the company that makes it, Indivior, has found ...
Dispensers for medication that reverses opioid overdoses installed at two Kane County hospitals
Anyone can now access naloxone for free and anonymously at Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora and Advocate Sherman Hospital ...
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URMC provides opioid overdose prevention training
Naloxone displaces the opioid from the brain receptors, which stops the effects of the overdose for sixty to ninety minutes. This allows time for a hospital to intervene.