NH Reports Overdose Deaths Are Finally Declining. What’s Working?
New Hampshire Chief Medical Examiner issued its year-end report, which recorded 238 overdose deaths in 2024, a 45 percent decrease from 2023.
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Report Examines Narcan’s Effect in Overdose Case
The federal government allows the spray to be used without prescription and San Diego County has made it available, for free, in vending machines around the region.
Detroit Launches Quick Response Team to Combat Opioid Overdoses
Detroit is launching a new, first-of-its-kind quick response team that will follow up with suspected opioid overdose survivors.
DEA Mandates Changes at King County (WA) Medic One after Paramedic’s Deadly Overdose
Medic One is under federal oversight after a paramedic's deadly overdose on drugs he likely stole from the agency.
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The Boom in New Weight Loss Drugs: What Prehospital Caregivers Need to Know
EMS providers should be aware of the possible increase of accidental overdoses involving weight loss drugs.
A New Medical Countermeasure in the Treatment of Opioid Overdose
Nasal Nalmefene spray for opioid overdose to enter the world of prehospital medicine.
A Harm-Reduction Approach to Overdoses for EMS
What are our legal and ethical responsibilities as EMS providers when dealing with overdose patients?
Austin-Travis County (TX) EMS Celebrates Multiple Milestones with Buprenorphine Bridge Program
The Austin-Travis County EMS Buprenorphine Bridge Program recently celebrated its third anniversary.
How Mobile Teams on Skid Row Use Oxygen to Prevent Overdoses
Every day, the nonprofit Homeless Health Care Los Angeles sends out trained teams on carts to intervene and stop overdoses in and around Skid Row.
Six Men Who Overdose in Oceanside (CA) Park Are Revived by Paramedics
The men were given naloxone and declined to go to the hospital.
Five People Hospitalized After Overdosing on Unknown Substance in IL Bar
Five patrons at Mount Greenwood's Lawlor's Bar were hospitalized Sunday after possibly overdosing on an unknown substance.
U.S. Records Nearly 107,000 Overdose Deaths Last Year
Nearly 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, according to final figures released Thursday.