California's new Campus Opioid Safety Act goes into effect on January 1, 2023. Officials call it a bold measure that will save lives, providing fentanyl and addiction education, information, and Narcan, the FDA-approved opioid overdose reversal drug, on all college campuses in California. What Is the Campus Opioid Safety Act? The Act was recently passed
Over 40,000 people die each year from opioid overdoses in the United States alone as the opioid crisis becomes increasingly dire. Narcan, an opioid-blocking medication approved by the FDA, has been around since the 1960s and is the go-to medication for anyone exhibiting opiate overdose symptoms. However, the FDA has recently approved two new drugs
Opiant Pharmaceuticals CEO Dr. Roger Crystal said the opioid epidemic has reached epidemic proportions an interview on Fox Business last week. Crystal is a fomer emergency room doctor as well as CEO of Opiant, the manufacturer of Narcan. He helped the company formulate the lifesaving overdose-reversal drug. One of the biggest issues, he said, is
Like many states, the budget for New Jersey’s treatment and recovery programs are over capacity, and there are a lot of sick people who need help that can't get it.Because of this huge gap between addiction and recovery, an experiment in outreach meant to keep people needing help from falling through the cracks. New Jersey
Many communities fighting the opiate epidemic are using Narcan to fight overdoses and reduce deaths. Narcan, also known as naloxone, is a drug that blocks the effects of opiates and prevents overdose deaths. It has become a lifesaver in many frustrated communities affected by addiction. When injected, the drug begins to work within a few
