Nashville EMTs Carrying more Narcan to Battle Overdoses
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - The opioid drug crisis continues to plague states across the country, including Tennessee. First responders in...
Jefferson Co. Law Enforcement Officers Train to Carry Naloxone
Jefferson County is the latest area in East Tennessee to arm its law enforcement with Naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug. On...
Metro Police to Begin Administering Opioid Overdose-Reversing Drug Naloxone
Metro police will soon begin carrying and administering an overdose-reversing drug, the latest announcement in Nashville's effort to...
Opioid Antidote Becoming More Easily Available for General Public
All Thom Duddy wants is for people to be able to save lives with the push of a button. And Duddy, director of communications for Adapt...
Highway Patrol gets Naloxone under BCBST Grant
More than 2,800 naloxone kits, the temporary antidote to opioid overdose, will be distributed to a variety of agencies statewide in an...
Naloxone from TennCare
I want to share with you all about the difficulty I am still having getting Narcan this year. Last year I had private insurance through...