Aurora Fire Rescue first responders are participating in the Leave-Behind Narcan program to help reduce deadly drug overdoses. That gives them the option to leave naloxone nasal spray with people who have experienced or witnessed an opioid-released overdose.
AFR said the program is designed to reduce deadly opioid-related overdoses in a non-judgmental manner. Narcan is a brand name of naloxone nasal spray.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, research shows that adults treated for opioid overdose frequently have repeated opioid overdoses the following year and remain at high risk of a deadly opioid overdose throughout this period.
The CDC says that drug overdose deaths are declining in part due to the widespread distribution of naloxone…