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It was the quick thinking and fast action of correctional officers that helped save the lives of two separate inmates at Marcy Correctional Facility.

After responding to help a overdose victim, four deputies began to experience the same symptoms including headache and dizziness. One came very very close to passing out and another deputy administered Narcan, officials said.

"That's someone's son or daughter, mother or father, brother or sister. We will do everything that we possibly can to save lives."

Two Oneida County Corrections Officers suffered reactions to fentanyl after handling suspicious prison mail that tested positive for the drug on January 27, 2022.

A problem that was here long before COVID-19 is opioid addiction and substance use disorders. The Oneida County Sheriff's Office is announcing another tragic surge in overdose cases and deaths.

A voluntary Narcan training program for inmates at the Oneida County Jail got underway on Tuesday.

ACR Health is highlighting new rules regarding the distribution of the opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan that are in effect statewide.

Sheriff’s officials in Delaware County are reminding residents that the New York 911 Good Samaritan Law protects people from charges if they are seeking help for a person overdosing on drugs.

The heroin epidemic continues in Central New York. An Oneida County Sherriff's Deputy responded to a call of an unresponsive male in his mid-20s at an address on Whitford Avenue in the Town of Whitestown to assist EMS. The first deputy to arrive on the scene recognized the apparent overdose, and used 2 doses of Narcan. The incident occurred on Thursday morning around 12:44 a.m.

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