naloxone

Forsyth County is seeking organizations to host naloxone wall units as part of an effort to increase public access to the life-saving medication.

Naloxone, also known as Narcan, will soon be available in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. Several community organizations requested the district keep the life-saving medication on school campuses.

Forsyth County health officials have added a vending machine at the county detention center that offers the overdose-reversing drug Narcan (Naloxone). The…

The opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan (naloxone) is now available at the front desk of the Forsyth County Department of Public Health, a move meant to…

There were over 5,700 emergency department visits for opioid overdoses in 2017. That amounts to a 40 percent increase from the year before. Data show that…

The Winston Salem Police Department is getting a new supply of a drug that will help save lives. This is in response to an increase in opioid use and…

Governor McCrory signed a bill Monday increasing the availability of a life-saving medication that's used to treat some drug overdoses. With this new law,…