UPDATE: The LA County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a proposal to place the overdose-reversal drug naloxone, or Narcan, at county libraries and train librarians on how to administer it.
Officials also want to explore making libraries a Narcan distribution site.The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a proposal Tuesday to place the overdose-reversal drug naloxone, or Narcan, at county libraries and train librarians on how to administer it.
"Narcan is easy to use, anyone can carry it, and it saves lives," Supervisor Janice Hahn, who introduced the motion, said in a statement. "Opioid deaths and fentanyl poisonings are on the rise, and we should make sure Narcan is at our county libraries where so many young people spend time after school. Parents are scared and want to know where they can get Narcan to keep in case of an emergency, so I want to explore making our libraries Narcan kit distribution sites.
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