SALT LAKE CITY — Further protections against opioid addiction may come in the form of guidelines for co-prescribing opiate antagonists. Naloxone is one drug often used as a life-saving option for reversing the effects of an opiate overdose. While available over the...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico on Thursday became the first U.S. state to require all local and state law enforcement agencies to provide officers with antidote kits as the state works to curb deaths from opioid and heroin overdoses. Surrounded by advocates and...

TAYLORSVILLE — A 42-year-old man unconscious from a suspected heroin overdose was saved Thursday night, thanks to a Unified police officer. Three weeks ago, Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder announced every patrol officer will now carry a dose of Narcan with them...

Americans are in more pain than any other population around the world. At least, that's the conclusion that can be drawn from one startling number from recent years: Approximately 80 percent of the global opioid supply is consumed in the United States. Pain drugs are...