naloxone

Massachusetts overdose deaths are down 36% in 2024, thanks in part to Rep. Donaghue’s push to expand Narcan training and access statewide.

According to the Mass Department of Health, the state has issued a standing order for the distribution of Naloxone, which is also known by the name Narcan.

U.S. Representative William Keating (D-MA) made his weekly appearance on WBSM Thursday morning, touching on a number of topics in a quick discussion between congressional votes. Keating, who has long had concerns regarding President Trump's son-in-law and key advisor Jared Kushner, expressed concern that the White House had fully reinstated Kushner's security clearance, despite his dealings with f

The Trump Administration believes all Americans should carry Narcan to help with the opioid crisis.

NEW BEDFORD - A New Bedford man who had apparently overdosed in his car now faces charges. Police were called to the intersection of Hadley Street and Acushnet Avenue before 10 P.M. Wednesday for a report of a man possibly overdosing in a vehicle...

Dartmouth Police are now carrying the life-saving drug Narcan. Det. Kyle Costa tells WBSM News the decision to carry the overdose-reversing nasal spray was made several months ago, with officers now having completed necessary training...

A man is revived by Fairhaven emergency personnel after suffering a heroin overdose. Police and Paramedics responded to the overdose at 2:30pm Tuesday afternoon in the parking lot of the Southcoast Urgent Care Center on Mill Road. Upon arrival, a 38-year-old Maine man was found unconscious in the passenger seat of a car...

Walgreens is going to start selling the heroin antidote called naloxone, also known as Narcan. The chain announced that the antidote will be available without a prescription in at least 35 states, including Massachusetts. Carl Alves, director of PAACA, calls the news fantastic and necessary...

A New Bedford man is dead of an apparent drug overdose. New Bedford Police Detective Captain Steven Vicente tells WBSM News a 51-year-old man was found unresponsive in the bed of his Mitchell St. apartment around 3pm Sunday after receiving a call for a potential overdose...

(Associated Press) - Massachusetts cities and towns can begin purchasing the overdose reversal drug naloxone at a discounted rate. Attorney General Maura Healey made the announcement Wednesday, at the start of the holiday season. Healey said the holidays are traditionally a time when overdose rates have spiked...