Balgarianovinite.com The Ministry of Health has announced the start of work on a National Program to ensure access to naloxone, a life-saving medication for opioid overdoses, both within and outside the healthcare system.
Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is a fast-acting opioid antagonist that rapidly reverses overdoses by blocking opioids from brain receptors, restoring normal breathing within minutes. It can be administered as a nasal spray or injection and has no effect on non-opioid overdoses.
At the latest meeting of the National Council on Narcotic Substances, it was decided to form a working group tasked with designing a sustainable mechanism for naloxone distribution and use. The goal is to make the medication available in emergency medical centers, first-line response teams, police, customs, prisons, and other high-risk environments. The group will develop concrete proposals to guarantee quick and effective access during emergencies.
The creation of the national program marks a significant step toward long-term policy that does not rely solely on donations, but ensures predictable and sustainable supply. Authorities emphasize that this initiative is crucial for reducing opioid-related deaths and protecting the health and lives of at-risk populations.
The Ministry recently reported that all emergency medical centers in the country are now equipped with naloxone, ready for immediate use in opioid overdose situations.
Earlier in the day, the prosecution service warned of a worrying trend in the spread of new synthetic substances, along with a lack of up-to-date legislation to address them. The problem is no longer limited to traditionally known narcotic substances, according to prosecutors, and increasingly serious threats are posed by fentanyl, GHB and its precursors, new synthetic opioids, and other substances that are more potent, harder to detect, easier to conceal, and in many cases far more dangerous to health and life. Bulgaria to Launch National Program Ensuring Access to Life-Saving Naloxone 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-06 13:45:29 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law