/tags/narcan NARCAN en-US WLRN Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:00:00 GMT /health/2023-02-16/panel-backs-moving-opioid-antidote-narcan-over-the-counter U.S. health advisers say the overdose-reversal drug naloxone should be made available over the counter. It's the latest government proposal to increase use of the medication against the opioid overdose crisis. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:00:00 GMT /health/2023-02-16/panel-backs-moving-opioid-antidote-narcan-over-the-counter Matthew Perrone | Associated Press /2022-12-13/a-major-drugmaker-plans-to-sell-overdose-reversal-nasal-spray-narcan-over-the-counter Emergent BioSolutions has applied to the Food and Drug Administration to sell the opioid overdose-reversal drug over the counter. Addiction experts say it may be a key step to lower fentanyl deaths. Tue, 13 Dec 2022 10:00:00 GMT /2022-12-13/a-major-drugmaker-plans-to-sell-overdose-reversal-nasal-spray-narcan-over-the-counter Brian Mann /2022-08-19/narcan-in-palm-beach-county-the-start-of-a-new-school-year-and-surfside-scammers From the South Florida Roundup: deputies in Palm Beach County are now allowed to carry Narcan; a new school year has started, leaving teachers feeling anxious; and scammers from across the country are trying to get some of the Surfside settlement funds. Fri, 19 Aug 2022 21:55:01 GMT /2022-08-19/narcan-in-palm-beach-county-the-start-of-a-new-school-year-and-surfside-scammers Natu Tweh /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2022-08-19/narcan-in-palm-beach-county-the-start-of-a-new-school-year-and-surfside-scammers From the South Florida Roundup: deputies in Palm Beach County are now allowed to carry Narcan; a new school year has started, leaving teachers feeling anxious; and scammers from across the country are trying to get some of the Surfside settlement funds. Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:18:26 GMT /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2022-08-19/narcan-in-palm-beach-county-the-start-of-a-new-school-year-and-surfside-scammers Natu Tweh /local-news/2022-08-17/palm-beach-county-sheriffs-office-will-allow-its-deputies-to-carry-narcan-after-years-of-protest Families in Palm Beach County hoped protesting would convince Sheriff Ric Bradshaw to equip his deputies with Narcan. Their pleas haven't worked — until now. Wed, 17 Aug 2022 14:05:46 GMT /local-news/2022-08-17/palm-beach-county-sheriffs-office-will-allow-its-deputies-to-carry-narcan-after-years-of-protest Wilkine Brutus /local-news/2022-03-14/overdose-is-reversible-death-is-not-residents-urge-palm-beach-county-sheriff-to-carry-narcan A new wave of opioid deaths, often mixed with psychostimulants, is raising old fears in Palm Beach County. And now families are urging the sheriff's office to carry Narcan. Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:14:00 GMT /local-news/2022-03-14/overdose-is-reversible-death-is-not-residents-urge-palm-beach-county-sheriff-to-carry-narcan Wilkine Brutus /education/2020-02-24/meet-the-miami-teens-behind-a-bill-aimed-at-preventing-opioid-overdose-deaths-in-schools Asher Lieberman has been obsessed with diseases since he was little.He was inspired by a character on a TV show who was a doctor with the Centers for… Mon, 24 Feb 2020 18:13:46 GMT /education/2020-02-24/meet-the-miami-teens-behind-a-bill-aimed-at-preventing-opioid-overdose-deaths-in-schools Jessica Bakeman /2018-01-18/fhp-troopers-to-get-drug-to-combat-overdoses The Florida Highway Patrol announced Wednesday it is issuing naloxone, an overdose-reversal drug commonly known by its brand name, Narcan, to state... Thu, 18 Jan 2018 13:28:16 GMT /2018-01-18/fhp-troopers-to-get-drug-to-combat-overdoses The News Service of Florida /news/2017-10-25/broward-county-sheriffs-office-gets-extra-boost-of-narcan-to-fight-epidemic-of-opioid-overdoses Defeating one opioid overdose, one nasal spray at a time. That’s how the Broward County Sheriff’s Office (BSO) is going about the fight against the opioid… Wed, 25 Oct 2017 23:04:01 GMT /news/2017-10-25/broward-county-sheriffs-office-gets-extra-boost-of-narcan-to-fight-epidemic-of-opioid-overdoses Caitie Switalski