Harm-reduction vending machines offer free naloxone, pregnancy tests and hygiene kits
In the lobby of the YMCA in Reading, Pennsylvania, stands a row of vending machines—but one machine is different from the rest.
Sep 15, 2025
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Heterocyclic Compounds: News and Research on Naloxone
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Over-the-counter sales of overdose reversal drug naloxone decline after initial surge
Sales of the overdose reversal medication naloxone increased after it was made available to the public without a prescription but then dipped quickly in the period following the debut of over-the-counter sales, according ...
Sep 15, 2025
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California moves to close overdose protection loophole that deters students from seeking emergency help
On the night TJ McGee overdosed from a mixture of drugs and alcohol in his freshman year at UC Berkeley, his friends found him passed out in the hallway by their shared dorm room.
Sep 12, 2025
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An animal sedative keeps turning up in opioid deaths—what you need to know about medetomidine
A dangerous new drug adulterant is spreading through America's illicit opioid supply, and it's making overdoses significantly harder to reverse. Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative normally used to sedate pets, is increasingly ...
Sep 8, 2025
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Colorado issues order allowing pharmacies to provide COVID vaccines without prescription
On September 3rd, Colorado's top health official issued an order allowing pharmacists to provide COVID-19 vaccines without a prescription after two major chains announced they would limit the shots in their stores.
Sep 4, 2025
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Despite relaxed prescribing rules, opioid addiction treatment still hard to find at pharmacies
Faced with a worsening drug crisis, policymakers in recent years have made it much easier for doctors to prescribe the highly effective opioid addiction treatment buprenorphine. However, many patients may still struggle to ...
Sep 2, 2025
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Study reveals how a popular fentanyl additive affects breathing and heart rate
While the grip of the opioid epidemic is loosening, thanks in part to extensive public health efforts and rescue medications like Narcan, deaths from accidental overdose still threaten those who use synthetic opioids like ...
Aug 29, 2025
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Overdose dashboard brings real-time data to community
As overdoses from fentanyl and opioids continue to rise, many communities have created interactive overdose dashboards that show demographic, geographic and time trends in suspected overdoses and community resources to help ...
Aug 19, 2025
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Naloxone use in older adults: Report covers staying safe with opioids at home
With increasing age, older adults are more likely to encounter health conditions and injuries that require opioid therapy for pain relief. This reality means that opioid overdoses are a concern for older adults as well as ...
Aug 13, 2025
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Harm reduction techniques being phased out under Trump
The Trump administration is escalating its push against what has become a key part of the way states, localities and communities respond to the overdose epidemic: harm reduction.
Aug 6, 2025
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