Without laboratory testing, there is no way to know how much fentanyl is concentrated in a pill or powder. If you encounter fentanyl in any form, do not handle it and call 911 immediately.

Overdoses and drug poisonings are the third leading cause of death in people under age 20, per the CDC, and synthetic opioids play an increasingly concerning role.

Overdoses and drug poisonings are the third leading cause of death in people under age 20, per the CDC, and synthetic opioids play an increasingly concerning role.

People in Denver now have more access to naloxone, the medicine that reverses an opioid overdose. The Denver Police Department and nonprofit The Naloxone Project installed three vending machines ...

Alice Bell, project director at a Pittsburg harm reduction clinic, notes that prior to federal funding for naloxone, harm reduction programs mostly relied on private donations and volunteers.

On Saturday three people were hospitalised after taking an unknown white powder they believed was cocaine, and on Wednesday night, police were called to a Masterton home where a person was found a in ...

On a recent day, a customer heated up a dose of white fentanyl powder, sucked in the smoke through a short straw, and stopped breathing almost instantly. Sleaze says he grabbed several naloxone ...

Many buy powder, mix it with water and inject it. Others smoke the powder. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Sleaze estimates he’s been revived with naloxone up to 20 times.

A medicine called naloxone is available for Australians to take home in case of opioid overdose. Here’s how it works, when you should have it on hand and when you should use it.

Naloxone is a medicine that temporarily reverses the effects of opioid overdoses. On Monday, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health issued an overdose alert for Saskatoon warning that three potential ...

Making naloxone widely available is one of the ways Rhode Island has attacked the epidemic. Last year, 69,786 naloxone kits were distributed in Rhode Island, up from 52,135 in 2022 and just 1,500 ...