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How does Narcan work? How it reverses opioid overdose can provide a molecular blueprint for more effective drugs

Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, is one of the most important drugs in the United States' fight against the opioid crisis. It reverses an opioid overdose nearly instantly, restarting ...
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Is naloxone less effective when fentanyl is mixed with nonopioid drugs?

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says naloxone, often sold under the brand name Narcan, should still be ...
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Naloxone Texas launches overdose prevention initiative on college campuses; here’s how it works

Naloxone nasal spray, sold under the brand name Narcan, is shown in 2016. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) (Chicago Tribune, 2019 MCT) HOUSTON – A state ...
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Operating Manitowoc’s Narcan vending machine takes just four steps. Here’s how it works.

A public health vending machine in Manitowoc provides free Narcan and fentanyl testing strips. The machine is outside the Northeastern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center at 621 York St. In 2023, ...
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Naloxone Texas aims to make life-saving medication available on every college campus across the state

SAN ANTONIO – Naloxone Texas is working to ensure the life-saving medication is easily accessible and available at every college campus in the state. “In Texas, there’s legislation for K through 12 ...