AURORA | Aurora Fire Rescue officials say a pilot program that leaves opioid overdose-reversal medication with patients and their families has proved to be a life-saving intervention as well as a critical bridge to treatment for people struggling with addiction.
“This is really about harm reduction,” Aurora Fire Rescue Lt. Jack Thompson told members of the Aurora City Council Public Safety committee last week. “It doesn’t necessarily take care of the underlying cause, but it reduces the harm so that we can get help there.”
Narcan, also known as naloxone, is a fast-acting medication that stops and reverses the lethal effects of opioid overdoses by restoring breathing…