Naloxone, delivered by a device called Narcan, is a nasal spray that is used as an emergency treatment to reverse drug ...

Ozempic is one of several medications, called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists or GLP-1 RAs, that are prescribed to ...

Overdose deaths are finally dropping in the Midwest, but experts warn the crisis is far from over, as deaths remain ...

Carlton County will now provide naloxone, an antidote that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose, throughout county buildings. A policy setting guidelines for naloxone storage and administration ...

The New York City Department of Health has announced that overdose deaths in New York City decreased in 2023 for the first time in four years. The number of overdose deaths in New York City in 2023 ...

Ontario Big City Mayors are asking the province to review mental-health laws and whether to expand the scope of involuntary ...

New research shows that Ozempic and similar drugs reduce opioid overdoses by 40% and alcohol intoxication by 50% in people ...

Gov. Andy Beshear announced that Kentucky has received a $37.2 million, three-year federal grant from Substance Abuse and ...

A group that has called for more transparency in how the state fights opioid addiction is the focus of a fight between ...

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Upper Arlington will host DEA Drug Take Back Day for safe medication disposal on October 26 at the local fire station.