DENTON, Texas — According to Texas Health and Human Services (HHS), the state is experiencing a drug poisoning epidemic. Included in that epidemic is a rising number of opioid overdoses. One such incident inspired a novel solution.
Chad Wither, general manager of Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios, a Denton nightclub, recalls a scary situation with an 18-year-old who was overdosing on opiates.
“I had a Narcan right there,” Wither said. “Pulled it, gave it to them, and they went over and administered it, and that person was, looked like, essentially brought back to life.”…