Tag: narcan

Student overdoses prompt action: Fentanyl surge expedites education collaboration, expanded Narcan...

By Kaitlin Murphy | [email protected] Joint efforts around the City of Alexandria are underway to combat the opioid epidemic affecting students in our community in...

Our View: New superintendent, old problems

A spate of news from our schools has reverberated around Alexandria in the past week – some good, some horrible and some to be...

ACHS student receives Narcan

By Amy Will | [email protected] At approximately 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, the Alexandria Police Department responded to Alexandria City High School following reports of a...

ACHS student receives Narcan

By Times Staff At approximately 9:45 a.m. on April 3, the Alexandria Police Department responded to Alexandria City High School following reports of a female...

Youth opioid overdoses spike

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] City officials are taking steps to respond to a recent spike in opioid overdoses in Alexandria, particularly among youth. According to a...

School Board approves Narcan in ACPS

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] Following a recent spike in opioid overdoses among youth in the city, the Alexandria School Board voted on May 5 to...

City warns of fentanyl-laced cocaine

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] After six people overdosed in Fairfax County on Tuesday morning, the city issued a warning of what is believed to...

Alexandria launches Narcan delivery program

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] The City of Alexandria has launched a delivery program to assist residents in obtaining Narcan, a nasal spray that can...

Seven opioid overdoses, one fatality in Alexandria

By Duncan Agnew | [email protected] Seven opioid overdoses — including one that resulted in a fatality — occurred within a week, the city announced in a...

Opioids in Alexandria Part 3: Life on the front lines of...

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected] As the only hospital within city limits, Inova Alexandria finds itself on the front line of an ever-growing local health...