/tags/narcan narcan en-US Copyright Mon, 04 Nov 2024 10:18:00 GMT /2024-11-04/more-bystanders-are-stepping-up-to-prevent-opioid-overdoses-but-its-not-nearly-enough There’s been a large increase in the amount of bystanders who administer opioid reversal medication in the event of an overdose. Researchers say a lot more still needs to be done. Mon, 04 Nov 2024 10:18:00 GMT /2024-11-04/more-bystanders-are-stepping-up-to-prevent-opioid-overdoses-but-its-not-nearly-enough Kendall Crawford /2022-12-13/npr-news/2022-12-13/a-major-drugmaker-plans-to-sell-overdose-reversal-nasal-spray-narcan-over-the-counter Emergent BioSolutions has applied to the Food and Drug Administration to sell the opioid overdose-reversal drug over the counter. Addiction experts say it may be a key step to lower fentanyl deaths. Tue, 13 Dec 2022 10:00:00 GMT /2022-12-13/npr-news/2022-12-13/a-major-drugmaker-plans-to-sell-overdose-reversal-nasal-spray-narcan-over-the-counter Brian Mann /news/2020-02-24/columbus-using-federal-funds-to-launch-second-overdose-response-team Columbus City Council on Monday night approved $371,523 in federal money to help fund a second Rapid Response Emergency Addiction Crisis Team in Franklin… Mon, 24 Feb 2020 20:52:12 GMT /news/2020-02-24/columbus-using-federal-funds-to-launch-second-overdose-response-team Nicole Rasul /news/2020-02-12/franklin-county-distributes-free-narcan-after-rash-of-overdose-deaths After a recent spike of drug deaths, several health agencies in Franklin County are giving out free doses of the overdose antidote nalaxone.Franklin… Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:02:11 GMT /news/2020-02-12/franklin-county-distributes-free-narcan-after-rash-of-overdose-deaths /news/2020-02-04/naloxone-dispensing-increased-by-over-2-000-after-ohio-passed-2015-law Dispensing rates for the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone increased by 2,328% after a 2015 Ohio law went into effect that allowed pharmacists to… Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:52:58 GMT /news/2020-02-04/naloxone-dispensing-increased-by-over-2-000-after-ohio-passed-2015-law Lisa Ryan /wksu-stories/2019-12-18/local-churches-team-up-to-provide-naloxone-kits Religious leaders in Stark County are taking new steps in an effort to reduce opioid overdoses. Participating houses of worship will help distribute... Wed, 18 Dec 2019 23:06:48 GMT /wksu-stories/2019-12-18/local-churches-team-up-to-provide-naloxone-kits Carter Adams /news/2019-11-13/bill-would-make-ohio-train-pharmacists-on-naloxone-law Ohio law permits pharmacists to give the overdose antidote Naloxone without a prescription to people who deal with opioid addiction. One lawmaker is… Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:36:24 GMT /news/2019-11-13/bill-would-make-ohio-train-pharmacists-on-naloxone-law Jo Ingles /news/2019-07-11/ohio-coroners-warn-of-july-spike-in-overdose-deaths Ohio coroners are raising new warnings following a spike in drug overdose deaths.Franklin County Coroner’s Office reported nine overdose deaths in 48… Thu, 11 Jul 2019 14:26:42 GMT /news/2019-07-11/ohio-coroners-warn-of-july-spike-in-overdose-deaths Associated Press /ideastream/2019-05-28/city-of-green-to-install-narcan-kits-in-hotels The city of Green in Summit County will equip hotels with Narcan, the naloxone nasal spray drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose, in a program believed the be the first of its kind in the United States. Mayor Gerard Neugebauer says the need rose from a disproportionate number of overdoses along Interstate 77. Tue, 28 May 2019 20:19:38 GMT /ideastream/2019-05-28/city-of-green-to-install-narcan-kits-in-hotels Glenn Forbes /news/2019-04-08/what-happens-in-the-brain-of-overdose-survivors-researchers-seach-for-answers Despite the expanded availability of an overdose antidote, Ohio still has one of the highest rates of opioid overdose deaths in the country.But what… Mon, 08 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMT /news/2019-04-08/what-happens-in-the-brain-of-overdose-survivors-researchers-seach-for-answers