Staff Report A $15,675 opioid response grant from Colorado’s Department of Human Services to the Community Reach Center should help criminal justice staff in Adams County learn more effective ways to use naloxone and improve treatment for substance abusing individuals. … Read More

Narcan is recognized as one of the best ways to save someone suffering from an opioid overdose and it’s simple to use. More and more restaurants, public buildings and libraries are stocking the drug just in case someone overdoses. It takes … Read More

OAKLAND, Calif. (BCN) – By Bay City News Service  The state of California on Monday sued Purdue Pharma LP, maker of the opiate painkiller Oxycontin, for allegedly engaging in deceptive and illegal marketing that fueled nation’s opiate abuse crisis. The lawsuit was filed … Read More

SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Sheriff is seriously considering starting a program to give inmates who are being released from jail doses of Narcan as they walk out the door. If the talks move forward, Fox San Antonio is … Read More

(CNN)Craig Box couldn’t hold back tears in an Oklahoma courtroom on Wednesday as he described his late son Austin as “a special young man.” Austin Box, a football star at the University of Oklahoma, died of an opioid overdose at the age … Read More

The free Narcan training sessions offered in Oneida County are making a difference. More than 100 people have been trained in administering Narcan so far – in just the first month of the program. The hope is that they will … Read More

Opioid use by a parent doubles the risk of a suicide attempt in children, according to a study published online in JAMA Psychiatry. Over the past 15 years, the suicide rate among young people in the United States has increased dramatically, researchers pointed … Read More

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Knowledge is power, and when combined with naloxone, it can also save a life. That was the Indiana Recovery Alliance’s message Wednesday to about 40 people attending a seminar at Central Library. Attendees were told that in … Read More

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Families who have been affected by the opioid crisis in the Grand Rapids community will have the opportunity to share their experiences and learn about available resources at an open forum next week. Families Against Narcotics … Read More

GREEN, Ohio – Hotels in Green are being equipped with emergency NARCAN kits. The kits are similar to AED or First Aid kits located in public places. The kits will be installed behind the front desk for hotel staff to … Read More