Once a month, the local non-profit hosts a training session where you learn about addiction, how to use Narcan properly, and ...

Cutting government waste is a good aim, but we need a bold new vision and priorities to tackle the drug crisis.

At the end of last year, the Mobile County Health Department’s (MCHD) Overdose Prevention Program worked with LTS Health on a project to supply four healthcare ...

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Naloxone is a fantastic tool in reducing opioid deaths, but gentler versions would be helpful for fighting overdose ...

California has said it will start selling its own generic version of overdose reversal agent naloxone in another example of the use of government-level purchasing power to reduce drug prices in ...

But a generic version (and the active ingredient) of this popular medication, sildenafil, is widely available from several drug manufacturers at a fraction of the cost. Here’s more about this ...

With the growing prevalence of fentanyl in the drug supply, Phillips emphasized the importance of preparedness. “Right now, you’re more likely to administer naloxone than CPR. Having it on ...

The health department provides the public with doses of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone out of its sixth-floor office in the Jefferson County Tower Building. It also supplies several ...

Henry said the dashboard will benefit the health department’s naloxone distribution efforts, which are its “most boots-on-the-ground intervention.” The health department provides the public with doses ...