Quick administration of naloxone – also known as Narcan – by a first responder, loved one or bystander can revive an opioid user who has overdosed. If administered in time, naloxone is effective in ...

Over 12,500 Utah lives have been saved by the opioid overdose-reversing drug naloxone since 2014. A lot of that is thanks to ...

If administered in time, naloxone is effective in over 90% of cases. Typically, a nasal spray is used. By blocking the brain’s opioid receptors, naloxone keeps the opioid from suppressing the ...

Naloxone is a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose. It is an opioid antagonist, which means it attaches to ...