Tech community works on app to stop opioid overdose deaths

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As a drug epidemic continues to take lives, the Food and Drug Administration is looking to new, innovative ways to reverse the trend. They’ve launched the 2016 Naloxone App Competition, a contest they hope will spur developers to create technologies to combat the rising number of opioid overdoses.
The call-to-action is broad, but the FDA is looking for an app that can connect opioid users experiencing an overdose with someone nearby who has the life-saving drug Naloxo