June 2021 - Kentucky Harm Reduction Coalition

How Narcan Stops an Opioid Overdose, KyHRC

What Is Narcan and How Does It Stop Opioid Overdoses?

June 9, 2021/3 Comments/in Funding for opioid crisis, Harm Reduction, Kentucky, KYHRC, Naloxone Training, Opioids, Overdose reversals, overdoses from drugs, Public Health/by Kentucky Harm Reduction Coalition

What Is Narcan and How Does It Stop Opioid Overdoses? A kit containing naloxone, the opioid overdose antidote that the surgeon general is advising more Americans to keep nearby. CreditHiroko […]

The New York Times: Opioid Epidemic Isn’t Slowing

June 9, 2021/1 Comment/in Opioids, Substance Use Disorder Stories/by Kentucky Harm Reduction Coalition

Bleak New Estimates in Drug Epidemic: A Record 72,000 Overdose Deaths in 2017 Fentanyl is a big culprit, but there are also encouraging signs from states that have prioritized public […]

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