A powerful new synthetic opioid, up to 1000 times stronger than morphine, has emerged in Adelaide’s street drug supply, and ...

San Diego County officials have terminated a major contract to distribute naloxone – a lifesaving overdose-reversal drug.

San Diego County has a cancelled a multimillion-dollar contract to distribute naloxone, a nasal spray that can reverse opioid ...

Washington's Department of Health launched a new online mapping tool today to help people access free naloxone, commonly ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Department of Health has launched an online site to help people find free naloxone. The ...

Public health data from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania indicate that opioid-related deaths are on the decline ...

People experiencing substance use can receive peer support through Certified Peer Recovery Specialists at Howard County libraries through a partnership with the county’s Health Department.

Recent research shows that the mechanism of action of ketamine is complicated but involves the opioid receptors of the brain.

Policies now detail how the Clarke County Public Schools will respond if a student on campus is thought to have overdosed on opioids.

Naloxone, commonly known by the brand name Narcan, is an opioid-receptor blocker that can reverse opioid overdoses. This easy ...

Naloxone (also known as Narcan, the commonly used drug to treat narcotic overdoses) has greater binding to opioid receptors ...