Mother turns grief into motivation to spread Narcan awareness
After losing her daughter, a Minnesota mother is spreading Narcan awareness in Minnesota’s rural communities.
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After losing her daughter, a Minnesota mother is spreading Narcan awareness in Minnesota’s rural communities.
In Dakota County, where there are just under a million residents, there were 25 suspected overdoses between May 29 through June 2 — two of which were fatal.
Minneapolis city leaders say a new approach to fighting addiction is working in its first year.
So far this year, the Minnesota Department of Corrections says there have been at least 70 cases of suspected overdoses in state prisons, with most leading to lockdowns that frustrate inmates, staff and their families.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and other leaders on Wednesday will unveil a vending machine filled with free boxes of Narcan in an effort to combat the opioid crisis in the city.
The kit will contain two doses of naloxone nasal spray, breathing barrier and gloves, directions for use and a list of community resources.
A training session held Monday provided some Minneapolis high schoolers with the know-how to use a life-saving tool in the fight against the opioid epidemic.
This fall, schools across Minnesota must keep a supply of a drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose on hand in case of an emergency.
Employees plan to check the site's stock at least weekly, reloading supplies as needed. Eventually, the company hopes to expand the project throughout Minneapolis, asking for donations to make that hope a possibility.
Naloxoneknown by its brandname, Narcan, is now mandatory in all Minnesota schools. It's used to reverse opioid overdoses and it's becoming more and more common. So, what exactly is naloxone? Good Question. Heather Brown went to a school in Bloomington to find out.
Paramedics in Hennepin County are now among the first in the nation to carry Suboxone, a new medication to treat withdrawal symptoms for patients overdosing on opioids.
Fire House 14 on Lowry Avenue in north Minneapolis is home to a 24-hour drop-in service to get people into detox and treatment through the Twin Cities Recovery Project.
Fire House 14 on Lowry Avenue is home to a 24-hour drop-in service to get people into detox and treatment through the Twin Cities Recovery Project.
Some state lawmakers are pushing for schools to stock up on a life-saving medicine, as the opioid epidemic continues to impact so many lives -- including kids.
