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Stark Community Support Network and Canton City Public Health unveiled Ohio's first ever repurposed newspaper box for free Narcan distribution.
It’s most important for people who use drugs to have access to naloxone. But if you know someone who uses drugs, you should consider carrying naloxone, too, the experts say.
Naloxone was created in a laboratory, patented in 1961, and approved by the FDA a decade later. [1] It was first proposed in the 1990s for community-based provisions of take-home naloxone rescue kits (THN) to opioid users, which involved training opioid users, along with their family or friends, in awareness, emergency management, and administration of naloxone. [2]
Naloxone is a non-selective and competitive opioid receptor antagonist. [6] [17] It reverses the depression of the central nervous system and respiratory system caused by opioids. [13] Naloxone was patented in 1961 and approved for opioid overdose in the United States in 1971. [18] [19] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential ...
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The Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The office provides the county with correctional, civil, and law enforcement services. It is the only Ohio county with an appointed sheriff rather than an elected one.
After Stark County reported its sixth consecutive increase in overdose deaths in 2023, local health officials say 2024 appears promising.