Saving Lives with Narcan: Stories from the Field

Eliza Moore never saw herself as much of a hero, certainly not one who would save the lives of multiple strangers. But thanks to a new state law that increased the availability of naloxone, or Narcan, a safe, non-addictive medication that reverses opiate overdose, saving lives is now all in a day's work. "I saved someone with Narcan just a couple of weeks ago," she says, her voice rising with excitement at the memory. "I got a call in the middle of the night from someone panicking because a friend had overdosed on Fentanyl. We've had some bad batches [of



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