naloxone

If you or someone you know is dealing with addiction, you can get help by calling 1-877-846-7369.

A Rome man is facing charges after being found unconscious in his vehicle on Route 49 in Marcy.

Whether injected or administered as a nasal spray, Narcan or Naloxone can temporarily reverse and opioid overdose.

Three inmates simultaneously overdosed on heroin at the Oneida Count Jail recently.

Friday, December 9th, 2016

During the past two weeks, Utica Police have saved the lives of five people who had overdosed on heroin.

Independent pharmacies across the state will now be able to sell naloxone to their customers without a prescription.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York state health officials are announcing that 479 CVS pharmacies across the state will start selling the heroin antidote naloxone without a prescription.

Schools across New York will soon be able to obtain a heroin overdose antidote. State officials say money appropriated in the recently-approved budget will help to provide naloxone kits to school districts. Funding also will cover the cost of training school personnel in administering the antidote to a person whose life may be endangered by a heroin overdose...

Law enforcement's use of the drug naloxone saved another local life after an apparent heroin overdose this weekend.