Officers use Narcan to revive Post Falls High School student suffering opioid overdose
POST FALLS, Idaho -- Officers were quick to administer Narcan to a Post Falls High School student suffering from an opioid overdose. Officers found the underage…
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Spokane Police officers given Narcan after reacting to unknown substance during welfare check
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Two Spokane Police officers were given Narcan on Wednesday when they came into contact with what police are calling an unknown substance during a welfare check. The officers responded to the call about two people people slumped…
WSP sergeant uses Narcan to save woman who overdosed
A Washington State Patrol sergeant used Narcan to save a woman who overdosed and wasn't breathing.
Opioid overdose reversal drug now being offered over-the-counter
Opioid overdose reversal drug nalaxone, or better known as Narcan, is now available over-the-counter in pharmacies.
Spokane Valley Deputy revives a woman with Narcan
On July 6, a Spokane Valley Deputy revived a woman suffering from a heroin overdose.
Narcan administered to three Spokane inmates after they take unknown powdery substance
Spokane County Detention services staff used Narcan to save the lives of three inmates after they had taken an unknown powdery substance smuggled into the jail.
NJ school bus driver revived with Narcan after crashing
A school bus driver was arrested after she overdosed while driving and crashed into a tree, Newark police said.
WA lawmakers propose bill that would allow opioid overdose medication in schools
As the opioid crisis continues to grow nationwide, lawmakers in Olympia have introduced a bill that would allow the medications that prevent overdoses to be used in schools.
Spokane libraries could soon carry opioid overdose-reversing drug
As state lawmakers and first responders try to figure out how to fight the opioid epidemic, the makers of Narcan, a life-saving drug that reverses overdoses, are stepping up to help.
Combination of heroin, fentanyl sickened guards at Ohio prison
A mixture of heroin and fentanyl left more than two dozen people sick Wednesday at the Ross Correctional Institution in Chillicothe, Ohio, officials said.
Over 20 people overdosed in Connecticut park in one day
As Fire Chief John Alston Jr. spoke to reporters in New Haven, Connecticut, about a spate of drug overdoses on Wednesday, he heard shouting coming from behind him.
Deputy responding to reported dead body administers Narcan to save man's life
A Spokane Valley Deputy responding to a reported dead body Tuesday morning administered Narcan to reverse the effects of an overdose and help save a man's life.
BCSO equips deputies with Narcan spray to deal with opioid overdoses
The Boundary County Sheriff's Office is equipping deputies with Narcan Nasal Spray, used to help save the life of a person who has overdosed on opioids.
Surgeon general urges more Americans to carry opioid antidote
The US surgeon general issued an advisory Thursday recommending that more Americans carry the opioid overdose-reversing drug, naloxone.
Overdose antidote availability doesn't always mean fewer deaths, study says
Naloxone, a drug that rapidly reverses opioid overdose, has become more widely available as the United States struggles with an epidemic of drug abuse.
Walmart is giving away free opioid disposal kits
Walmart is trying to help curb America's opioid crisis.
Aetna waives co-pay for opioid overdose drug
Aetna says it will try to fight the opioid crisis by waiving anti-overdose drug co-pays and limiting first-time opioid prescriptions.
Colorado trains K-9 police to save dogs from opioid overdoses
Officer Brian Laas remembers the scene with vivid clarity -- it was earlier this fall, and he, along with his four-legged partner Rudy, had been called to a home in suburban Denver with a warrant for the arrest of one person who lived there.
SPD officers use Narcan to save overdosing man
Just before 10 p.m. Friday night, citizens called to report a disorderly male in the area of Augusta and Calispel. According to the reports, a man was was laying on the ground, screaming and kicking a dumpster.
Spokane County deputy saves man's life using training received just 24 hours prior
Deputy Alex Velikodnyy clearly paid attention when he learned how to use the Spokane County Sheriff's Office new "Overdose Reversal Kits." The training included learning how to administer the drug Narcan, which is used to reverse the effects of opioids.
People intentionally OD to be revived at 'Narcan parties'
Emergency workers in North Carolina are frustrated over what they say are "Narcan parties," in which drug users intentionally overdose with the idea they'll be brought back with the drug.
