According to BUPD community relations officer Matthew Grimes, many BUPD officers will soon have new vests that have a pocket to carry Narcan in. These initiatives are huge steps for Butler in terms of increasing accessibility to the drug.

Source: https://thebutlercollegian.com/2023/09/narcan-is-more-accessible-on-campus-than-ever-before/

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Narcan is an opioid antagonist that attaches itself to opioid receptors and reverses the effects of opioids.

Source: https://thenorthwindonline.com/3897328/news/narcan-training-provides-emergency-response-education/

Addiction experts say making Narcan widely available is a crucial next step to stop fentanyl deaths.

Source: https://www.kunc.org/news/2023-10-08/more-schools-stock-overdose-reversal-meds-but-others-worry-about-stigma

Again, this death was ruled as “natural causes” though he had the overdose drug Narcan in his system.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/lori-vallow-chad-daybell-alibi-cult-b2260073.html

As Temple expands funding for health initiatives, supplying harm reduction resources like Narcan and fentanyl testing strips, must be included.

Source: https://temple-news.com/temple-offer-harm-reduction-supplies/

Community outreach groups have played a key role in getting Narcan to unhoused people.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-31/la-homeless-population-fentanyl-crisis-deaths-narcan

“If they’re not getting Narcan or naloxone through me, they’re not getting it,” Rogers said.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5428145/experts-urge-better-opioid-rescue-drug-access-to-save-lives/

If they thought someone was overdosing and they had Narcan, why didn’t they administer it themselves?

Source: https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/opioid-overdoses-on-the-cta/

If you or someone you know needs fentanyl test strips or naloxone, call or text OCHD’s confidential Narcan and Test Strip Request Line at 315-418-5365.

Source: https://www.urbancny.com/public-health-alert-spike-in-overdoses-in-onondaga-county/

In Bangor, police are responding to the new threat of xylazine with Narcan and referring people to medical care and social services, according to Sgt. Jason McAmbley of the Bangor Police Department.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/08/08/news/new-street-drug-xylazine-fatal-maine-overdoses-joam40zk0w/

“In my own clinical practice, there have been times when families have needed to pay $30 for a copay for Narcan, and this has been too expensive for them,” Dr. Scott Hadland, an addiction specialist at Mass General for Children in Boston, told NBC News.

Source: https://triblive.com/news/world/narcans-over-the-counter-price-will-still-put-it-out-of-reach-for-many-experts-say/

In the latest federal push, the FDA recently approved Narcan to be sold over the counter.

Source: https://time.com/6281972/opvee-nasal-spray-opioid-overdose/

In the latest move to counter the ongoing fentanyl crisis, several communities have adopted free Narcan dispensing vending machines.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11915719/FDA-gives-ok-opioid-overdose-reversal-drug-sold-counter.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

“It’s gotten so bad that I stash Narcan on the streets when I walk my route.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/08/18/san-francisco-doom-loop-tour-shows-urban-decay-first-hand/

“I’ve had Narcan administered to me myself.

Source: https://www.minnpost.com/race-health-equity/2023/08/as-fentanyl-overdose-deaths-surge-in-minneapolis-some-advocates-say-the-city-isnt-acting-fast-enough/

Krausmann called for expanded access to Narcan, to counteract overdoses.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/8/28/23849903/rally-chicago-fentanyl-xylazine-overdose-deaths-in-illinois-mayor-brandon-johnson-addiction

McIntosh, the acute care nurse practitioner I spoke to about Narcan, has worked at Rush since 2005.

Source: https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/opioid-overdoses-on-the-cta/

Narcan, a naloxone nasal spray that reverses the effects of opioid overdose, is now accessible through the Kern County Library's naloxone distribution program.

Source: https://www.bakersfield.com/news/nabokov-naipaul-and-narcan-kern-libraries-naloxone-program-still-going-strong/article_c19a29e2-ba16-11ed-923d-4742d7888fe6.html

• Narcan and training also is available at no cost at the Community Prevention Center, one of the clinics of Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers.

Source: https://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2023/05/12/how-to-use-narcan-to-save-a-life-during-a-drug-overdose/

Narcan is a brand name of the drug naloxone, which is usually administered through the nose during an opioid overdose.

Source: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/03/15/news/portland/cumberland-county-jail-officers-narcan-joam40zk0w/