A troubling new trend with a recent spike in overdose deaths involves a drug called carfentanil, 100 times more potent than ...

Narcan, or naloxone, is a fast-acting opioid overdose reversal medication. It works by blocking the effects of opioids on the brain, particularly those related to breathing. Narcan can quickly restore ...

Fatal drug overdoses are on a downward trend locally and in Ohio, which local health departments are attributing to increased ...

Opioid dose and frequency were not associated with severity of noncancer pain in individuals receiving opioids.

A study comparing a new, higher-dose nasal spray for opioid overdoses to the standard dose found no increase in survival rates but more side effects. The 8-milligram naloxone spray, approved two years ...

There was no difference in survival between recipients of 4-mg or 8-mg intranasal naloxone (Narcan) administered by law enforcement, according to data from New York state. A review of 354 naloxone ...

It was a glimmer of hope amid America’s raging opioid epidemic. Narcan, the nasal spray that can almost instantaneously reverse a potentially deadly opioid overdose, was going to be available over the ...