How to administer naloxoneThe Washington Post put together a step-by-step guide to administering naloxone in an emergency. The card can be saved to your phone or computer for reference. Download the ...

U.S. college students can recognize signs of an opioid overdose and want to help when they witness one. But many do not know how to reverse an overdose with the drug naloxone. Among surveyed ...

Even though fentanyl-linked fatal overdoses are soaring among young adults, a new survey of American college students found that just 1 in 7 knew how to administer the overdose antidote drug naloxone.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — April 29 was National Fentanyl Awareness Day, in 2024 Kern County saw a total of 189 deaths due to drug overdose. Doctors suggest that civilians learn how to use narcan to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pediatricians routinely counsel patients and families about firearm injuries and motor vehicle crashes. A new ...

The U.S. opioid epidemic has caused a startling number of overdose deaths, but a new survey shows that most Americans still have no idea how to help an OD victim. More than 3 in 4 people (77%) said ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A new grant obtained by Utah State University is funding classes to train workers in the local service industry on how to respond to an overdose. Members of the USU Extension Team are ...

Drug overdose is the top killer of young adults — and is a problem on college campuses, too, though it often goes unreported. One mother wants to make sure narcan is easy to get in college dorms. Drug ...

When 2024's provisional overdose data came out earlier this year showing a 27% drop in deaths from 2023 rates, Nabarun Dasgupta felt immense relief. "I felt like I could exhale for the first time in ...

Three decades into the overdose crisis, US lawmakers are still trying to stem the rising tide of drug-related deaths. Several recent changes, long advocated for by substance use experts, can make it ...

One Sunday afternoon, days before Christmas, two police officers knocked on Janice Persson’s door in Ludlow, Massachusetts. Her son Brian, 30, was dead. For years, Persson had offered support and calm ...