Free Narcan kits distributed in Jackson on Save a Life Day

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Thursday marked National Save a Life Day, which is an effort to get live-saving Narcan into communities hit hardest by the opioid epidemic.

United Way of the Capital Area helped individuals get access to free Narcan kits, which could be used to help save someone’s life.

“We both mourn those who we have lost, and we also celebrate the life saving efforts that are being deployed across the entire city of Jackson, across the entire country,” said Jackson City Councilman Kevin Parkinson, Ward 7…

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