Naloxone kits

MetroHealth and the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) are teaming up to put Naloxone in a dozen residential buildings where overdoses happen the most.

Doug Ullmann has seen firsthand that naloxone can save lives. He said a person overdosed at the addiction treatment house where he lived, and another person administered naloxone to save his life.

Ohio law permits pharmacists to give the overdose drug Naloxone without a prescription to people who deal with opioid addicts. But one state lawmaker said…

Akron’s Quick Response Team has become the first in Summit County to offer residents naloxone kits and training on how to use them to counter the effects…

Akron Public Schools will have Narcan on hand this fall. Monday, the school board approved equipping the district’s 18 high schools and middle schools…

As the opioid epidemic grows in Cuyahoga County, all Cleveland police cars are now equipped with spray version of the medication needed to counteract an…