The difference was that the Sutherlands now owned an overdose rescue kit containing Narcan, a brand name for the drug naloxone. Naloxone kit basics An opioid antagonist, naloxone reverses the ...

Now the AMA is backing another solution to improve the antidote’s availability: naloxone boxes. These are bystander-friendly kits designed to accommodate four doses of naloxone, one rescue breath mask ...

Since then, many Iowa schools have adopted policies and procedures to add naloxone — brand name Narcan — to their tool kit, said Sandy Byard, Cedar Rapids schools health services coordinator.

Take-home naloxone kits across Canada should contain both versions of the opioid overdose-reversing drug — a nasal spray and an injectable that goes into a muscle — says a panel of experts ...

Interior Health is offering free one-hour presentations about Naloxone kits in Vernon. Anyone interested in learning how to use a Naloxone kit, an opioid antidote that can reverse the potentially ...

WHERE TO GET NALOXONE SHRS Linkage to Care Coordinator Marissa Bonnie holding a naloxone kit The two most common routes of entry are intramuscular (IM) via syringe, and intranasal using a pre-loaded ...

The University of New Brunswick has placed nasal spray naloxone kits around its campuses for emergency opioid overdose situations. The kits were already available in Saint John residences ...

Basically anyone who is worried about overdose can have a Naloxone kit including friends and family. Kits are small and can easily be carried in a pocket or a bag. It's a good thing to have in a First ...

This 90-minute training educates participants on stigma, harm reduction, the opioid epidemic, and how to safely recognize and respond to an opioid poisoning with Naloxone/Narcan Intramuscular and ...

The national rollout was officially completed in August 2023 and Naloxone is now part of standard issue kit for all officers up to and including the rank of Inspector. Officers will undertake a ...