By Rhian Yee Every overdose is an emergency where every second matters. First, the heartbeat begins to slow down, breathing ...

In the midst of the opioid crisis, a bill requiring medications to be available at the workplace in case of an overdose was ...

Buprenorphine has shown to be a safe and effective treatment for people using opioids. More first responders across Washington should use it.

The kits contain Naloxone which can prevent opioid overdoses [BBC] Drug overdose prevention kits are being given out in North ...

"We urge everyone to voice their support for making naloxone a critical component of workplace emergency preparedness and response to help save a life," said Lorraine Martin ...

Cooper University Health Care expanded its first-in-the-nation program to help patients who have suffered an opioid-related overdose. The Bupe FIRST (Field Initiation of ReScue Treatment by EMS) ...

Safe Communities, a non-profit organization based in Dane County, partnered with the Monona Grove School District to supply ...

Fentanyl overdose deaths have recently dropped. From April 2024 to March 2025, the CDC reported 43,000 synthetic opioid deaths, most of which are from fentanyl, down from nearly 70,000 in the previous ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. The Food and Drug Administration will soon require prescription opioid manufacturers to include stronger language on the medications’ labels ...

Repurposed newsstands will now provide free doses of an overdose reversal drug to the Uptown neighborhood. The four newsstands are a part of the Chicago Department of Public Health’s ongoing efforts ...

In recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day, Rowan County Public Health is bringing attention to the critical ways the county is using opioid settlement funds to address the ongoing ...

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Specialist at the Area Port of San Luis saved the life of a young woman apparently in the midst of an opioid overdose. The incident occurred ...