Naloxone
The SA国际传媒 naloxone topic includes a variety of news, information, videos and analysis about the growing opioid addiction epidemic and EMS response challenges and strategies, including overdose assessment, treatment strategies and trends, drug delivery models and more.
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Under the state鈥檚 Medi-Cal program, the antidote is available to patients without any copay
The store鈥檚 officials said they hope making the drug available will help loved ones and family members save lives and avoid overdose deaths
Before schools can be stocked with Narcan, staff must undergo training on how to administer it
There is a simple solution to the opioid overdose crisis, but denying medical patients a lifesaving drug is not the answer
First responders administered Narcan to the dispatcher, who was found on the floor and barely breathing
Slightly more than half of those that overdosed were men between the ages of 25 and 46
Guilford County EMS partners with the N.C. Harm Reduction Coalition to distribute naloxone to patients who refuse transport after an opioid overdose
School officials have said that the move to stock the antidote is not a result of students overdosing on school property, but as a precaution
Authorities say people have expressed frustration about rescuing addicts who often immediately resume using the potentially deadly drug
Officers said the woman was unresponsive; they broke a window so they could revive her with naloxone
More than 3,000 people in North Carolina have died from opioid overdoses since 2012
EMS participation in harm reduction strategies, like giving a naloxone kit to an overdose patient who refuses transport, is worth the cost
Firefighters who have just been cleared to give naloxone report combative patients
In June, North Carolina became the third state to allow pharmacists to sell naloxone without a prescription
In just four hours on Aug. 15, 28 people overdosed in Huntington; 26 of them were saved
An official said paramedics respond to between six and eight overdoses a day
Adults can receive free training, certification and a prescription for naloxone in two-hour training sessions
By monitoring vitals during drug use, nurses can administer oxygen and IV fluids to keep patients alive
In 2015, 2,590 people in Ohio died of opioid overdoses, which includes heroin, fentanyl, and other prescription overdoses
Officials are increasing Narcan access and reducing opioid prescriptions, but the problem has grown
Narcan will be provided free of charge by Summit County Public Health
Some departments pay over $100 per shot of Narcan; certain overdoses may require multiple treatments
Officials believe greater access to Narcan and a new good Samaritan law have saved lives
Officials suspected that a stronger cut of heroin was responsible for the spike in calls
Carfentanil is 100 times more potent than fentanyl, and requires multiple doses of Narcan to counteract
Community organizers are taking steps to deal with the state鈥檚 growing opioid epidemic
Deputies will carry naloxone in nasal spray form; AMR also hopes to expand training to EMTs
The seminar will discuss new approaches for treating opioid use disorders in the ER
The record opioid epidemic sees 11 people overdose each day
EMTs, fire and police personnel will be trained to use the naloxone-based spray
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