First wave of federally funded opioid overdose kits distributed in the Valley

They’re lifesaving kits that can stop a heroin overdose in it’s tracks. The federal government is paying for thousands of them to come to Alaska and some of the first have been distributed in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
A $4.2 million grant is helping the Alaska Department of Heath and Social Services (DHSS) pay for a total of 6,000 kits to be distributed state-wide. The kits will help address what Gov. Bill Walker has declared an opioid public health crisis.
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