Tag: NARCAN

Fairhope spending nearly $5,000 on Narcan, opioid crisis training for community

The City of Fairhope is spending money from an opioid settlement to offer free Narcan to the public.

Drug overdose deaths outpace COVID fatalities in Jefferson County in 2022

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has confirmed 488 deaths in 2022 were drug overdose fatalities.

Alabama Department of Education: Fewer public high schools keeping naloxone on campus

Fewer Alabama public high schools are keeping the opioid-countering drug naloxone on hand, even as safety concerns due to fentanyl are on the rise.