How to Use naloxone in a Sentence

naloxone

noun
  • Reid said all high schools and buses are equipped with naloxone.
    — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
  • He was brought back when his girlfriend sprayed naloxone up his nose.
    — Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
  • None of that naloxone up the schnozz and a quick 911 call malarkey here, kids.
    — Henry Everingham, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The state wants to increase naloxone, which saved countless lives.
    — Terry Demio, Cincinnati.com, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Over-the-counter naloxone costs about $40 for a two-pack of the single-use spray.
    — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Opioids don’t work as long as naloxone remains in their systems.
    — Vipal Monga, WSJ, 24 June 2018
  • This time, the same drugs — both the opioid mimic and the naloxone — had no effect.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Twenty-five seconds had passed since naloxone entered the body.
    — Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Vuolo said those who oppose the use of naloxone may not understand it.
    — Terry Demio, Cincinnati.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • The sergeant gave the teen naloxone before she was taken to the hospital.
    — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Records show 110 lives have been saved from naloxone provided there.
    — Terry Demio, Cincinnati.com, 8 July 2019
  • Narcan is a nasal spray version of naloxone, a drug that blocks an opioid’s effect on the brain.
    — Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The nasal spray form of naloxone will be stocked at Walgreens nationwide.
    — Lisa Marie Segarra, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2017
  • The naloxone will be available free of charge to anyone 18 years old and older.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022
  • One bright spot in this epidemic has been the drug Narcan (naloxone).
    — Maggie Mertens, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2017
  • The cost of naloxone, also known by the brand names Narcan and Evzio, can vary.
    — Laura Ungar, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2018
  • The cost of naloxone, which varies, is covered by most insurance policies.
    — Stephanie Armour, WSJ, 5 Apr. 2018
  • These drugs, such as naloxone (sold as Narcan), save thousands of lives every year.
    — Mark A. R. Kleiman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2017
  • Tilt the person’s head back and give naloxone (Narcan), if available.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • Narcan is a brand name for naloxone, a drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
    — Alice Park, Time, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Narcan is the brand name for naloxone, a drug that reverses the effects of opioids.
    — Georeen Tanner, Fox News, 9 May 2017
  • Then came a call for naloxone, the opioid-overdose antidote.
    — ABC News, 22 May 2026
  • Researchers found that there is no state with enough naloxone to meet demand, even as drug overdoses have surged to a record high.
    — Meryl Kornfield, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Narcan, a brand of the generic drug naloxone, is a nasal spray that pulls people out of overdoses.
    — Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2017
  • As is the case with anything, there are still some unknowns about what other issues could arise with over-the-counter naloxone.
    — Julia Landwehr, Health, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Over the next few months, Harrison said the entire patrol force will be equipped with naloxone.
    — Marie Simoneaux, NOLA.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • As overdose deaths nationwide more than doubled in the past decade, it's become clear that naloxone isn't enough.
    — Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 1 July 2023
  • For The People that distributes huge amounts of naloxone.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The physical space is tiny and crowded with boxes of syringes, drug testing strips and naloxone.
    — Maya Henry, Oklahoma Watch, 30 June 2026
  • Over-the-counter naloxone made by other companies is poised to enter the retail market, too.
    — Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2023

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