NOW. THE JACKSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS LAUNCHING A NEW EFFORT TO FIGHT OPIOID OVERDOSES. THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS IS SENDING MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE TO JACKSON COUNTY ERS EVERY YEAR.

SAGINAW COUNTY, MI — Two mid-Michigan colleges are now outfitted with lifesaving Narcan in hopes of holding back the opioid crisis. The opiate antagonist is available at the main campuses of ...

RAYTOWN, Mo. (KCTV) - The Jackson County Public Health Department (JCPH) announced Tuesday that Narcan is now available throughout Raytown. Narcan is a brand of naloxone, a treatment that blocks ...

Free Narcan dispensers have been installed at all Raytown fire stations. JCPH installed the free dispensers, which are ...

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.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The overdose reversal drug Narcan is now available at all fire stations in Louisville. According to Kentucky's Drug Overdose Fatality Report, nearly 500 Jefferson County ...

OAK PARK, Ill. — Health officials in this western suburb have installed boxes containing naloxone, the opioid overdose antidote, at seven locations throughout the community. The publicly ...

BPHC was using about $7.5 million to expand access to naloxone and other resources as of October 2024. Within the framework of Boston’s federally-funded $2.7 million Overdose Data to Action ...

Share your story idea with Olivia. We’ve been covering how the opioid epidemic is affecting the Kansas City metro since the beginning. Last spring, Johnson County ramped up its efforts.

Mesa County has deployed kiosks that offer free and easy access to naloxone. The first kiosk was placed outside of the Mesa ...