JEMS

JUNE 26, 2025

It’s offering naloxone, an emergency medication used to reverse opioid overdoses, for free. The Newton County Sheriff’s Office installed the novel machine at the beginning of the month in partnership with GNR Health, the local health department or Gwinnett, Newton and Rockdale counties. 4, 2018, in Philadelphia.

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JEMS

AUGUST 13, 2025

12—OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Health has unveiled an online tool designed to help residents swiftly locate free naloxone, a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses, including those related to fentanyl. It is particularly effective for overdoses involving fentanyl. in Moses Lake.

NARCAN

JEMS

JULY 11, 2025

In a statement Thursday evening, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s office said the event remained under investigation and that officials had not yet confirmed what caused the overdoses. The Baltimore Police Department] continues to investigate the scene and surrounding neighborhoods, focusing on the source of the overdose event.

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JEMS

JUNE 25, 2025

EMS Equipment & Gear News California Headlines More News CO Will Give $3 Million Grant to Boost Naloxone Supply as Data Shows Drop in Overdose Deaths Colorado will use $3 million from the state’s opioid settlement fund to provide the overdose-reversal drug naloxone to local organizations.

Ambulance

JEMS

AUGUST 13, 2025

5 min read Admin/Leadership News News Feed Headlines Missouri WA Launches Online Narcan Finder Amid Rising Overdose Deaths The Washington State Department of Health has unveiled an online tool designed to help residents swiftly locate free naloxone. Charles Fire Department’s ambulance service.

Paramedic

JEMS

JULY 11, 2025

Shelton/Mississippi Today/KFF Health News/TNS) Grace Zokovitch – Boston Herald Opioid related overdose deaths fell 36% in Massachusetts in 2024, reaching their lowest point since 2013, according to provisional CDC data. The naloxone kits contributed to the reversal of at least 7,500 overdoses in 2024, the department stated.

Overdose

JEMS

AUGUST 13, 2025

5 min read Admin/Leadership News News Feed Headlines Missouri WA Launches Online Narcan Finder Amid Rising Overdose Deaths The Washington State Department of Health has unveiled an online tool designed to help residents swiftly locate free naloxone. Charles Fire Department’s ambulance service.

Ambulance

JEMS

JULY 28, 2025

By the door, the keys to specially equipped vans were stored in a lockbox and red backpacks serving as “go bags” were stocked with the overdose-reversing drug naloxone. King County has contracted with DESC for mobile crisis services for adults since 2009, but added 10 new teams starting in December for a total of 27.

Mobile Integrated Health

JEMS

AUGUST 12, 2025

10—A 1-year-old girl nearly died of an overdose after ingesting a loose fentanyl pill inside of a hotel room. Isha Garcia, 29, is charged with one count of child abuse without great bodily harm or death in the child’s overdose. Garcia was arrested on Wednesday and is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center.

Overdose

JEMS

JUNE 25, 2025

EMS Equipment & Gear News California Headlines More News CO Will Give $3 Million Grant to Boost Naloxone Supply as Data Shows Drop in Overdose Deaths Colorado will use $3 million from the state’s opioid settlement fund to provide the overdose-reversal drug naloxone to local organizations.

Mobile Integrated Health

JEMS

JUNE 25, 2025

Mental Health and Wellness Podcasts EMS EMT Paramedic Podcasts The JEMS Report More News Trash Truck Hits Boy, 9, in MA A 9-year-old boy was left seriously injured Tuesday morning after he was hit by a trash truck in Amesbury.

Mobile Integrated Health

JEMS

JUNE 9, 2025

opioid overdose deaths plummeted 41% in 2024, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , and fatal overdoses of all kinds fell 27%. In Minnesota, preliminary data from the Minnesota Department of Health showed an 8% drop in overall overdose deaths from 2022 to 2023.

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