State representatives pass bill providing naloxone to people leaving jail, prison to prevent overdose

Women recently incarcerated turn their lives around at Houston transitional living facility

Women recently incarcerated are turning their lives around thanks to a transitional living facility south of downtown.

East Haven health officials take action after seeing spike in overdoses

The East Shore District Health Department is warning of a recent spike in overdoses in the area. There have been eight overdoses in Branford, East Haven and Guilford in the past week, according to the health department. The health district said they’re keeping a Narcan, or naloxone, kit on hand to help reduce the harm of the overdoses. Health officials...

REGIONAL: New naloxone kiosk will help prevent overdose deaths in San Miguel County

San Miguel County residents will soon have a new way to save lives, thanks to a free naloxone kiosk being installed in the Town of Norwood later this month.

How Nashville is addressing overdoses in its booming tourism district

Acme Feed and Seed is one of many bars and venues in Nashville's tourism district that have installed ONEbox overdose reversal kits.(Catherine Sweeney / WPLN)It’s debatable which part of the city provokes the most “Nashville has changed” comments, but Lower Broadway is in the running.Lauren Morales has been working in the district since she started pouring tea and lemonade for her dad’s catering business in 1986. That became TomKats Hospitality,…

State representatives pass bill providing naloxone to people leaving jail, prison to prevent overdose

Sponsors and advocates say studies have proven that an overdose is the leading cause of death for people recently released from correctional facilities.

New Campaign Urges Black Community in Milwaukee to Use Naloxone to Reduce Overdose Deaths - Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper

Their lives could have been saved if someone had used naloxone, a drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. The post New Campaign Urges Black Community in Milwaukee to Use Naloxone to Reduce Overdose Deaths appeared first on Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper.