naloxone

With the growing opioid crisis in Alabama and across the country, health and harm reduction experts say it’s important to have a medication on hand and ready to use in the case of an overdose.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Narcan 4 mg nasal spray medication for over-the-counter nonprescription use. Narcan is designed to help reverse the effects of an opioid overdose in minutes.

A major pharmaceutical company previously criticized for raising prices on overdose prevention medication is now donating a large amount of the medication…

Several of Alabama’s government heads have announced their plan for fighting the opioid epidemic currently gripping the state.The Alabama Opioid Overdose…

A new report on sanitation and drinking water has singled out Lowndes County, Alabama for its widespread lack of sewage systems for its…