SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Springfield Police Department is marking seven years since officers began carrying Narcan, crediting the program with saving hundreds of lives in the community.

Heroin overdoses have become part of the job for Dayton Police officers, but new training has proven to be life-saving over the last few months. In September, Dayton Police began training officers to ...

A new effort in Paterson is making a lifesaving overdose reversal drug available to the public free of charge and around the clock. Kiosks installed across the city are now stocked with naloxone, also ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City officers are joining statewide efforts by Utah's officers to save lives as Narcan becomes standard-issue equipment. Officer Jacinda Riehm recently received her latest ...

More on the heroin epidemic in Sunday’s Dayton Daily News: In Montgomery County alone, more than 300 people have died of heroin-related overdoses in 30 months. Now, a Miami Valley legislator wants to ...

Public awareness around CPR certification is grounded in emergency preparedness and a shared responsibility to help others.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Apr. 23—SOAP LAKE — Grant County Fire District 7 has installed a new 24/7 Narcan dispenser outside its station, a move district leaders say is about one thing only: saving lives. The unit was provided ...

The opioid epidemic and Narcan training is the focus of this month’s Straight Talk with Tracey on the HAN Network. Ellen Brezovsky, director of community relations at Silver Hill Hospital, leads free ...

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