In the midst of the nation’s ongoing, multi-decade opioid epidemic, there was a smidge of good news. In 2023, there were about 1,500 fewer overdose deaths involving fentanyl and other synthetic ...

Last month, drugstores and pharmacies nationwide began stocking and selling the country’s first over-the-counter version of naloxone, a medication that can stop a potentially fatal overdose from ...

Over-the-counter Narcan and other naloxone nasal sprays are expected to hit pharmacies and online drugstores as early as next month, and although some insurance companies may not continue covering the ...

Over-the-counter Narcan nasal spray is expected to show up in local stores this week, the latest attempt to quell the nation's drug overdose crisis — which killed an estimated 109,000 lives last year ...

Walgreens pharmacy now sells over-the-counter Narcan nasal spray, a life-saving medicine that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, at its more than 8,000 locations nationwide, company ...

Narcan can be used by a bystander or friend if someone is overdosing on opioids. Here's how to get it, who should carry it, and how to use it. Jessica Rendall Former Wellness Reporter Jessica was a ...

The first over-the-counter naloxone, a drug used to reverse opioid overdose, is starting to come available in retail stores and online. The medicine, with the brand name Narcan, has a suggested retail ...

TULALIP, Wash. — The availability of opioid overdose treatment NARCAN will increase in Washington schools after a bill passed the state House and Senate. NARCAN will now be available to all schools in ...