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picture of a hand holding a Narcan nasal spray dispenser
March 29, 2023

Narcan, a brand-name prescription nasal spray effective at reversing opioid overdoses, can be sold over the counter, the Food and Drug Administration decided today. Narcan’s active agent is naloxone.  

March 8, 2022

In Washington state, 42% of respondents said they had used the dangerous opioid in the previous 3 months.

December 8, 2021

Overdose death rates with the drug are similar for those under and over 30 – a break from patterns involving heroin and prescribed opioids. 

November 17, 2021

Injury-prevention and addiction specialists at UW Medicine collaborate to produce a web tool for teens and parents. 

An image of fentanyl capsules, as provided by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.
August 31, 2021

As International Overdose Awareness Day dawns on Aug. 31, Washington state's largest county has set a new record for fentanyl-related deaths in one year.

August 19, 2021

Offering directly observed therapy with a video smartphone app did not improve buprenorphine engagement or outcomes, study finds.

May 25, 2021

Opioid users may need multiple care episodes with buprenorphine before their recovery trajectory is established, findings indicate.

February 5, 2021

Addiction researcher Caleb Banta-Green offers context to the troubling spike during COVID-19's emergence, and ideas for combating it.

May 9, 2018

Uptick seen in fatal overdoses involving illicit fentanyl, says UW author of annual drug trends report.

Media contacts:
Washington State Department of Health, Julie Graham, 360.810.1628

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