Despite the increased availability of naloxone, fatal opioid overdoses continued to rise. In 2023, 1,292 people in Colorado ...
Naloxone is widely available, easy to use and can save victims of overdose. Experts say more people should carry it.
Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) had a lower risk of discontinuing methadone compared with buprenorphine/naloxone, and ...
Receipt of methadone for opioid use disorder is associated with a lower risk for treatment discontinuation compared with ...
Communities Study (HCS) significantly increased community access to naloxone, a lifesaving medication that quickly reverses ...
More bystanders are stepping in to administer naloxone to people who've overdosed on opioids, a new study shows.
Harm reduction advocates say the money earned from settlements should be used to help prevent more overdose deaths.
On a bustling Denver street corner one recent afternoon outside the offices of the Harm Reduction Action Center, employees of the education and advocacy nonprofit handed out free naloxone kits to ...
The state's bulk fund runs the risk of having to further limit distribution, leaving the hundreds of organizations with little access to free naloxone.
"Unfortunately, the study found there is more work to be done since only 3.4% of EMS activations involving naloxone received it from non-medical bystanders," said Gage. "In a perfect world, this ...