Anti-overdose naloxone kits at transit stops could help save lives, study suggests

Hampden DA's Office teaches Springfield students about substance use prevention

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - The Hampden District Attorney's Office visited Springfield Renaissance School for a presentation on the risks of drug use and the impact of healthy choices. Hampden DA Anthony Gulluni was joined by his Community Safety and Outreach (CSO) unit to present "Just Once," the District Attorney Office's presentation on the dangers of substance use from a young age. This included a documentary featuring testimonies from forme…

Doctors for Safer Drug Policy set up pop-up overdose prevention site in Campbell River

The pop-up is set up on Birch Street and 2nd Avenue

Missoula Dose of Hope Narcan vending machines helping curb overdoses

A 2017 Montana Department of Justice finding shows that 1 in 10 Montanans is dependent on or abusing alcohol or drugs. However, United Way of Missoula's Dose of Hope vending machine project is looking to change that statistic. "We had an incident last year in which someone was overdosing in a parking lot and someone ran into a business and said, 'Hey, do you happen to have Narcan?' And fortunately, that business did," United Way Substance Use Di…

What we’re getting right fighting the overdose epidemic

Last fall, when initial data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed a surprising drop in drug overdose deaths, the universal response was relief. We were finally getting something right in addressing the opioid epidemic, which accounted for…

Naloxone kits placed in public transit facilities offer the best coverage and effectiveness to potentially reverse overdoses, according to a recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Anti-overdose naloxone kits at transit stops could help save lives, study suggests

Study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found placing naloxone kits at public transit locations had the ‘greatest coverage’ and efficiency for potentially reversing drug overdoses