A student suffered a "medical emergency" on Wednesday morning, prompting an investigation into exactly what happened, the Cocoa Beach Police Department announced.

When Deland-based Foundations to Freedom founder Katherine Russell placed two Narcan-dispensing vending machines in Volusia County, she knew people would pick up the free packets.

Foundations to Freedom, a recovery-focused organization, is expanding its Narcan vending machine initiative in Volusia County.

New government data shows that U.S. drug overdose deaths appear to be showing a sustained decline.

Gov. Andy Beshear says drug overdose deaths in Kentucky fell nearly 10% in 2023.

The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year.

Volusia County schools will now have Narcan available on all campuses, officials confirmed on Saturday.

Local elections offices around the country have received letters containing fentanyl in the last few months, and the supervisor of elections in Seminole County says he is taking no chances with his workers.

Karen Chaprek wants Volusia County Schools to equip school staff with Narcan kits. She said that with training, it is simple to use — and can save a life.

An effort to destigmatize the use of overdose reversal drugs that started as a pilot in two West Virginia counties has expanded to all thirteen states in Appalachia this year.

I was having a discussion with some coworkers, and the topic of Narcan got brought up as a potential solution to drug overdoses. My initial reaction was quite literally, “What in the world is Narcan?”

Like most big issues, ending deadly substance abuse in the U.S. does not have a single solution.

Stories of success are making their way back to Ocala Fire Rescue, including the most recent: when Good Samaritans ran to the front office of a motel to grab Narcan during an overdose because they knew the motel manager kept it on hand.

Prosecutors in Georgia want rapper Quando Rondo back in jail after he crashed a car while awaiting trial on gang and drug charges.

San Francisco could become the first city in the country to require every pharmacy within its boundaries to always carry naloxone, a drug that reverses overdoses caused by fentanyl and other opioids.

The sheriff’s office in Orange County says it is seeing more of a powerful animal sedative in seized fentanyl, and is warning the public because the drug is not receptive to overdose medications.

Vending machines that have long been stocked with snacks are getting repurposed to distribute life-saving supplies to fight the opioid epidemic.

Flagler County Schools will become the first district in Central Florida to keep Narcan on its campuses.

Experts say making Narcan available over the counter is a critical step in managing the ongoing epidemic, which claimed the lives of more than 80,000 Americans in 2021.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved selling overdose antidote naloxone over-the-counter, marking the first time an opioid treatment drug will be available without a prescription.

Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez on Thursday provided an update on the number of drug overdoses and deaths within the community in 2022.

The Flagler County school district may become the second district in the state to give Narcan to its staff and nurses to administer to students.

A Tavares police officer who was revived with NARCAN after being exposed to fentanyl during a traffic stop is speaking about her experience.

The Florida Department of Health Brevard County is providing free Narcan nasal spray kits to help reverse the impacts of drug overdoses, according to a release by the department.

The Florida Department of Health in Osceola County is set to provide free Naloxone nasal spray kits to help reverse the impacts of drug overdoses, according to a release by the department.

The University of Central Florida is the first in Central Florida, and the first public university in the state, to give students and staff the power to save their own lives if they’re overdosing.

Attorneys for the state of West Virginia and two remaining pharmaceutical manufacturers have reached a tentative $161.5 million settlement.

Community activists in South Florida sprang into action after West Point cadets on spring break were sickened by fentanyl-laced cocaine at a house party.

In front of the Orange County Opioid Advisory Committee, Sergeant Stephen Marra with the Orlando Police Department explained how six officers ended up at the hospital on Wednesday.

The death of a Connecticut seventh grader from an apparent fentanyl overdose has renewed calls for schools to carry the opioid antidote naloxone.

Beacon Point is one of the few all-encompassing campuses in the state where opioid addicts at any stage can come for every kind of treatment.

The county is on track to surpass last year's overdose deaths.

According to the most recent data from the CDC, overdose deaths in the United States rose 29.4% in 2020.

FILE - In this April 26, 2018, file photo, a man lies on the sidewalk beside a recyclable trash bin in San Francisco. A record 621 people died of drug overdoses in San Francisco so far this year, a staggering number that far outpaces the 173 deaths from COVID-19 the city has seen thus far. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)SAN FRANCISCO – A record 621 people died of drug overdoses in San Francisco so far this year, a staggering number that far outpaces the 173 deaths from COVID-19 the city has seen thus far. The crisis fueled by the powerful painkiller fentanyl could have been far worse if it wasn't for the nearly 3,000 times Narcan was used from January to the beginning of November to save someone from the brink of death, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Saturday. The data reflects the number of times people report using Narcan to the Drug Overdose Prevention and Education Project, a city-funded program that coordinates San Francisco’s response to overdose, or return to refill their supply.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A Deltona mother is on a mission to deliver a life-saving treatment after she lost her son to drugs last year. While Smith is licensed to train and administer the spray, it is not required according to Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood. Sheriff Chitwood said Volusia County is still in the thick of an opioid crisis and showed News 6 body camera video of deputies responding to drug overdoses. I would encourage anybody, if you have an addiction in your life, make sure Narcan is present because you would absolutely save somebody’s life,” said Sheriff Chitwood. I want a mom to wake up in the morning and say, thank God my child is alive today because of the Narcan,” she said.

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said 24 warrants have been issued in a drug sweep. The Sheriff’s Office said the warrants were issued after undercover investigations took place with drug dealers in Flagler County. Deputies said Narcan has been used 80 times by investigators in 2020 compared to 40 times the year prior. The Sheriff’s Office said there have been 17 fatal overdoses in Flagler County in 2020, there were 14 fatal overdoses in the county in 2019. The Sheriff’s Office said the 24 suspects have been previously arrested a combined total of 440 times.

COCOA, Fla. – For the second time in two weeks, a young child in Brevard County required the aid of the opioid-overdose reversal drug Narcan after coming into contact with heroin, according to authorities. After unsuccessfully trying to wake the child, two other people in the home told Roush she needed to call 911, according to the report. Deputies said Roush knowingly and willingly impeded the medical response for the child. When BCFR and deputies arrived, the Narcan nasal spray was administered to the child to stop him or her from overdosing. The Narcan was successful and the child became responsive, according to the report.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Nick Gordon, the ex-partner of the late Bobbi Kristina Brown, died in Altamonte Springs last month after overdosing on heroin, according to an autopsy report. Records show Gordon, 30, was found unresponsive in a room at The Sheraton Hotel in Maitland on Jan. 1 and was taken to Advent Health Altamonte Springs, where he died. An autopsy report released Thursday shows that heroin toxicity was to blame for Gordon’s death. Investigators with the medical examiner’s office were not able to determine exactly how Brown died. After Houston’s death, Gordon and Bobbi Kristina went public with their romance.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – The state's opioid epidemic is affecting more than drug users, it's putting law enforcement and their K-9 partners at risk. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood says all of his k-9 handlers are equipped with Narcan. Last year while raiding a suspected drug dealers home, three Broward County K-9s were rushed to veterinarians after ingesting a potentially deadly mix of heroin mixed with fentenyl. "If its gonna save a human life, why not save one of our k-9 partners as well." Now when put themselves in harms way to protect their community, their handlers will have a way to protect them.