In the event of an opioid emergency, the right medicine could be the difference between life and death when every second ...

Several workers at Upstate Correctional Facility in Franklin County were transported to a hospital late Saturday following a ...

As the new year gets into full swing, the South Carolina Department of Public Health is reminding Lowcountry residents that ...

# Dr Allen described fentanyl use as a “hidden epidemic” and noted that Princess Margaret Hospital does not routinely test for the substance, meaning such deaths are often initially classified as ...

so they take a pill or tablet from their friends and are unknowingly exposed to fentanyl. It can be purely accidental,” says Dr. Milas. NARCAN ® Nasal Spray is easy to administer and works by ...

A new "powerful tool" for combatting opioid deaths isn't settled science. For that reason, the state is taking a measured ...

Medical experts believe nalmefene shouldn’t replace naloxone because of an increased risk for severe withdrawal symptoms ...

People using weed for medical purposes are as likely -- or more -- to become addicted to cannabis as recreational tokers, a ...

Amid opioid overdoses and deaths, the Fall River School Committee voted to teach high school students how to give people Narcan.

While there is no guaranteed solution in sight, parents, school districts, local, state and federal government officials and ...