naloxone

Delta Health is warning residents and patients of a new telephone scam circulating the area. The hospital press release notes that the calls, also called spoofing, indicate on caller ID that Delta Health is calling. East Middle School in Grand Junction will close its doors for good once this semester ends, reports the Daily Sentinel. Due to the threat of fentanyl poisoning throughout the state, harm reduction groups are making the medication Naloxone hydrochloride more accessible. For Rocky Mountain Community Radio, K-D-N-K’s Hattison Rensberry asks Maggie Seldeen who runs the Roaring Fork-based non-profit High Rockies Harm Reduction about some common misconceptions about Naloxone, also known by its brand name Narcan.

Baltimore Health Commissioner Leana Wen is working to put the anti-overdose medication naloxone into the hands of as many heroin users as possible. But the price of the antidote has nearly doubled.