Narcan is a powerful tool in the fight against fentanyl, and a local treatment center in San Antonio is showing people how to administer it to help save lives.
The medication, which you may also know as naloxone, is so powerful that it reverses opioid overdoses.on Freedom Drive in San Antonio, holds Narcan training sessions.
“The people that come here are usually family members and friends that are worried about someone,” Cortez said. “They are [part of] families. They are people. And a lot of people use because they are hurting,” Lewis said.Kevin Carter is living proof that Narcan saves lives. It was used on him several times during his 14-year addiction battle.He is now in recovery and runs a sober house, helping others with substance abuse disorder.“It saves lives. It helps people to not overdose. I think that’s a good thing because that gives them a chance to get into recovery,” he said.
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