SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Springfield Police Department is marking seven years since officers began carrying Narcan, crediting the program with saving hundreds of lives in the community.

Monday was Overdose Awareness Day There have been 21 heroin overdoses in Hunterdon County so far this year. Seven people in the county have died from heroin overdoses, while eight were saved with ...

More on the heroin epidemic in Sunday’s Dayton Daily News: In Montgomery County alone, more than 300 people have died of heroin-related overdoses in 30 months. Now, a Miami Valley legislator wants to ...

Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, is a medication that can reverse an overdose caused by an opioid drug (heroin or prescription pain medications). When administered during an overdose, ...

Officials across the City of Charleston and Charleston County are hosting an event where attendees can learn how to help save a life.

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The opioid epidemic and Narcan training is the focus of this month’s Straight Talk with Tracey on the HAN Network. Ellen Brezovsky, director of community relations at Silver Hill Hospital, leads free ...

Apr. 23—SOAP LAKE — Grant County Fire District 7 has installed a new 24/7 Narcan dispenser outside its station, a move district leaders say is about one thing only: saving lives. The unit was provided ...

The so-called Queen of Versailles is trading her kingdom for Capitol Hill, heading to Congress on Wednesday.