TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey has distributed over 100,000 doses of naloxone in the past year and a half, according to the New Jersey State Police. This initiative is credited…
Bergen County, NJ — In a collaborative effort to tackle the opioid crisis, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, in partnership with the Lyndhurst Police Department and Levy’s Pharmacy of Lyndhurst,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A gunshot victim was administered Narcan by first responders who initially mistook him for a drug overdose case on Sunday night. Metropolitan Police Department officers arrived at…
NEW YORK, NY – In a stark acknowledgment of the city’s escalating drug crisis, the New York City Health Department is now urging all residents to carry Narcan, a medication…
School District Allows Students To Carry Narcan After 15 Student Overdoses This Year Erinn Broadus on May 16, 2023 Students at Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland are now allowed…
WESTFIELD, NJ – A Westfield school teacher overdosed on drugs while at school at Roosevelt Intermediate School, police reported. Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro reported that a 57-year-old teacher at…
Drug overdoses are reaching an epidemic level in America. In 2022, there will well be over 100,000 reported drug-induced deaths nationwide, shattering last year’s record 104,000. That figure nearly double…
‘Thank God For Narcan’: Schools Fight Fentanyl Crisis With Medication, Education Reagan Reese on October 14, 2022 K-12 school districts are implementing initiatives such as educational services to fight…
McKees Rocks, PA – Police in Allegheny County are searching for a grandma responsible for recklessly allowing her granddaughter, a 10-month-old, to have a near-fatal heroin overdose. When police arrived,…
Trenton, NJ – A bill in the New Jersey senate would require colleges and universities to stock supplies of the life saving anti-opiate drug Narcan on campuses statewide. “The Senate…
WESTFIELD, NJ – When Westfield police officers arrived at a home on May 30th at 9:10 am, they found an unresponsive adult male who apparently overdosed on controlled substances.. Westfield…
JOHNSON CITY, NY – The Johnson City police department has reported an unusual spike in drug overdoses over the past 24 hours around Broome County. Police did not say what…