In Vancouver, locations participating in a take-home naloxone program covered an area where about 35% of opioid poisonings historically occurred. With geospatial analysis, researchers found that ...

VANCOUVER - Researcher Benjamin Leung carries a naloxone kit in his backpack in case of encountering an opioid overdose — but he admits that’s about as practical as carrying a fire ...

It is pronounced Nah-lox-own. Naloxone is a medication that quickly reverses the effects of an overdose from opioids. Opioids are drugs such as codeine, morphine, heroin, methadone or fentanyl. There ...

An alarming spike in overdoses in Saskatoon has some front-line workers calling on the Saskatchewan government to expand its Take Home Naloxone program to include the more user-friendly nasal ...

(File photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) In a move to combat substance abuse, the Los Angeles City Council called Friday for a new pilot program for the distribution of naloxone ...