/tags/naloxone naloxone en-US Copyright Thu, 18 May 2023 15:39:23 GMT /2023-05-17/ohio-turnpike-service-plazas-to-stock-overdose-reversal-drug-naloxone The Ohio Turnpike will provide the nasal spray used to reverse opioid overdoses at 14 service plazas along the 241-mile toll road. Turnpike foremen and assistant foremen will also carry kits in their maintenance vehicles. Thu, 18 May 2023 15:39:23 GMT /2023-05-17/ohio-turnpike-service-plazas-to-stock-overdose-reversal-drug-naloxone Stephanie Czekalinski /ohio-news/2020-02-04/naloxone-dispensing-increased-by-over-2-000-after-ohio-passed-2015-law Dispensing rates for the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone increased by 2,328% after a 2015 Ohio law went into effect that allowed pharmacists to... Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:52:58 GMT /ohio-news/2020-02-04/naloxone-dispensing-increased-by-over-2-000-after-ohio-passed-2015-law Lisa Ryan /local-news/2019-02-04/some-cincinnati-buildings-to-get-anti-overdose-kits There's a new device that dispenses the opioid-reversing drug naloxone, and the University of Cincinnati professor who invented it plans to put it inside… Mon, 04 Feb 2019 11:00:00 GMT /local-news/2019-02-04/some-cincinnati-buildings-to-get-anti-overdose-kits Ann Thompson /local-news/2019-01-24/health-officials-warn-of-overdose-spike-in-hamilton-county Local health officials are reporting a spike in the number of drug overdoses. Hamilton County Public Health reports 17 people arrived at hospital… Thu, 24 Jan 2019 19:44:48 GMT /local-news/2019-01-24/health-officials-warn-of-overdose-spike-in-hamilton-county Bill Rinehart /news-from-npr/2018-05-07/reversing-an-overdose-isnt-complicated-but-getting-the-antidote-can-be The U.S. surgeon general has recommended that naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug, be widely available to consumers. But there are several barriers to consumers' ability to acquire it. Mon, 07 May 2018 09:01:00 GMT /news-from-npr/2018-05-07/reversing-an-overdose-isnt-complicated-but-getting-the-antidote-can-be Jake Harper /news-from-npr/2018-04-20/the-surgeon-general-wants-us-all-to-carry-narcan-but-it-can-be-hard-to-get It was a scheduling mishap that led Kourtnaye Sturgeon to help save someone’s life. About four months ago, Sturgeon drove to downtown Indianapolis for a... Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:33:24 GMT /news-from-npr/2018-04-20/the-surgeon-general-wants-us-all-to-carry-narcan-but-it-can-be-hard-to-get Jake Harper, Jake Harper /news-from-npr/2018-04-05/surgeon-general-urges-more-americans-to-carry-opioid-antidote The drug naloxone can reverse opioid overdoses and save lives. U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams says more Americans should have naloxone on hand in case loved ones, friends or neighbors need help. Thu, 05 Apr 2018 04:01:00 GMT /news-from-npr/2018-04-05/surgeon-general-urges-more-americans-to-carry-opioid-antidote Rachel Martin, Menaka Wilhelm /health/2016-03-14/combating-the-heroin-epidemic-hamilton-county Last month, Kroger made Naloxone, a heroin-overdose reversal medication, available without a prescription in the Tri-state. The drug works within minutes… Mon, 14 Mar 2016 10:30:05 GMT /health/2016-03-14/combating-the-heroin-epidemic-hamilton-county /local-news/2016-02-12/anti-overdose-drug-available-soon-without-a-prescription-at-kroger Ohio-based grocery chain Kroger will make an opioid overdose antidote available without a prescription in its pharmacies across Ohio and northern… Fri, 12 Feb 2016 20:31:57 GMT /local-news/2016-02-12/anti-overdose-drug-available-soon-without-a-prescription-at-kroger Bill Rinehart