Most people don’t realize that some accidental opioid overdoses are reversible with the quick administration of an opioid antagonist called naloxone, commonly found as a nasal spray and sold under the brand name of Narcan. 

Macon County Schools will follow the example of several other school districts and consider a policy on administration of Narcan. 

The Franklin Town Council recently approved a $700 expense that will allow the town’s police force to be armed with a life-saving drug Narcan.

Law enforcement officers in Haywood County are pulling double duty in the war on drugs: they’re saving lives as well as fighting crime.

A life-saving antidote to reverse drug overdoses is finding widespread acceptance amid the prescription pain pill epidemic.