Naloxone

The plan is for health departments in all 67 counties to have kits with two Narcan nasal sprays that can be administered without a health care provider.

Families in Palm Beach County hoped protesting would convince Sheriff Ric Bradshaw to equip his deputies with Narcan. Their pleas haven't worked — until now.

A new wave of opioid deaths, fueled by fentanyl, is raising old fears in Palm Beach County. Meantime, sheriff's office policy on naloxone is an outlier in the state.

The bill would allow naloxone to be administered by school staff trained to recognize an opioid overdose.

Paramedic Mark Rowley didn’t recognize the face of the young man on the stretcher. Until he looked past the oxygen mask and the wires, he saw only...

Medicine cabinets at Florida schools could get a new addition: an antidote for people who overdose on opioids such as heroin.A bill that will be…

Pasco County has consistently ranked among the hardest hit areas of Florida throughout the opioid crisis.But county substance abuse and mental health…

One Florida city plans to train and equip all its officers with a life-saving drug, Naloxone , so they'll be able to help a drug-overdose victim if they...

An overdose revival drug called Naloxone, commonly referred to as its brand name Narcan, can be bought over-the-counter in 14 states, but Florida is not...

A prescription drug that counters the effects of an opioid overdose will soon be available over the counter.

Baltimore Health Commissioner Leana Wen is working to put the anti-overdose medication naloxone into the hands of as many heroin users as possible. But the price of the antidote has nearly doubled.

A prescription drug that counters the effects of a pain medication overdose could soon be available to caregivers and others. The bill (HB751/SB758)...