As a counselor-in-training, Annabel Oppong ’25 M.A. worried about how she would handle an opioid overdose if she were ever faced with one. Now, thanks to a training session she took part in at the ...

PHOENIX — Arizona has been given more than $3 million in federal grant money that will allow first responders to be trained on responding to opioid overdoses. The grant will allow the state to train ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY (WABC) -- Officials in Westchester County are hoping to address the stigma around opioid addiction and give residents the tools they need to help save lives. The National Council on ...

Overdose rescue training cuts opioid-related deaths A state-sponsored program focusing on opioid overdose education and nasal naloxone distribution effectively reduced opioid-related overdose deaths ...

After graduating high school, Weinberg senior Claire Derksen took a gap year to work as an emergency medical technician in Monroe, Michigan. During her time there, she administered naloxone, a Food ...

ON DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS IN AN EFFORT TO COMBAT THE ESCALATING OPIOID CRISIS IN NEW MEXICO. PROJECT ECHO AT UNM HEALTH AND SCIENCES CENTER IS PARTNERING WITH ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING BERNALILLO COUNTY ...

The Institute for Public Strategies will host a Naloxone/Narcan training event this week to prepare residents to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose. The Naloxone/Narcan training event is ...

Opioid addiction is taking a devastating toll across the nation and in our region. Traditional efforts stressing rehabilitation and lifetime abstinence frequently fail, leaving caregivers looking for ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- Jennifer Jurlando lost her brother to an opioid overdose 10 years ago. All she has left of him are memories, pictures, and the question, "what if?" Her sibling struggled ...

After years of continuously rising opioid overdoses, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that overdose deaths decreased 3% in 2023, the first annual decrease since 2018. A new ...