Narcan

Deputies with the LA County Sheriff’s Deputies saved two teenagers who had overdosed with the use of Narcan. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News on Nov. 4, 2022.

Here’s what experts say, along with a parent who says she carries some with her to hand out to people, as fentanyl overdoses continue. Tony Shin reports Oct. 28, 2022.

Alex Rozier detailsthe possibility of Los Angeles libraries providing Narcan in case of an overdose.

With LAUSD’s announcement that all schools will now be supplied with the overdose reversal medicine Narcan, parents admins and teachers – this is a big change – many still have questions and some may even concerns. Jonathan Gonzalez reports for the NBC4 News on Sept. 23, 2022.

Starting in October, every school in the district will have access to a can of Narcan, which can save people who are overdosing. Mekahlo Medina reports for Today in LA on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022.

LAUSD announces Narcan will be available at every K-12 school in the coming weeks following student drug overdoses. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News on Sept. 22, 2022.

A week after a 15 year old girl overdosed and died at Bernstein High School, LAUSD announced that every K-12 school will now be equipped with Narcan in a matter of weeks. 

San Diego County could soon have a new weapon in its arsenal to help fight its growing problem with opioid addiction.

A Glendale mother was arrested Thursday for suspicion of child endangerment and possession of controlled substances after her months-old baby boy had to be hospitalized twice and given Narcan to offset opioid ingestion.

President Joe Biden is sending his administration’s first national drug control strategy to Congress

It might seem like a coincidence that a man who stopped to help an apparent opioid drug overdose victim on a Los Angeles street just happened to be carrying Narcan, a nasal spray that can treat victims in such emergencies. But that man who pulled over to help was Roger Crystal — the man who invented Narcan.

Roger Crystal and his wife Michelle were driving through Downtown LA today when the medically-trained couple spotted a man having an apparent opioid overdose on the sidewalk. Jonathan Gonzalez reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021.

Seven inmates at the George Bailey Detention Facility in Otay Mesa were hospitalized after they were believed to have overdosed on fentanyl, authorities said.

According to county data, an average of three people die from a drug overdose every day in San Diego. “Not everyone can just stop doing drugs,” said Cherish Burtson, SD Harm Reduction founder. “It’s not that simple.” Burtson knows it first hand. “When I was in my early 20’s, I was introduced to heroin by some friends,” said Burtson....