Overdose reversing drug available to Mississippians
As the opioid epidemic continues, a potentially lifesaving drug has been made available to Mississippi pharmacies. Naloxone, a narcotic blocker, has been proven to reverse...
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Featured Opioid deaths continue to rise in first few months of 2018
by Alex Paton
The opioid epidemic continues to ravage the nation and the Magnolia state. Department of Public Safety Commissioner Marshall Fisher said that as of the end...
Featured Deputy saves overdose victim with Narcan
by Alex Paton
The Rankin County Sheriff’s Department received a report on Christmas day of an unconscious man at a home in a subdivision in the northern part...
MHP trains officers to use NARCAN
by Alex Paton
Governor Phil Bryant and John Dowdy, Director of the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics recently announced the plan to train law enforcement officers to administer NARCAN...
MS law enforcement officers to administer overdose treatment drugs
by Alex Paton
Mississippi Law enforcement will now be able to administer Narcan, a drug that has been proven to save lives in the event of an opioid...