19-12-2022 03:13 via wane.com

Narcan cutting overdose deaths in Fort Wayne, over 80 doses given freely every week

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Opioids have been a rampant issue in the United States and Fort Wayne.
Last year Fort Wayne set a record for most overdose deaths in the city with 173.
This year they've helped combat it with free Narcan.
"What Narcan does is it actually kicks all of the opioids out of the opioid receptors in their brain and it allows that person to start breathing again," said Kevin Hunter captain of FWPD's narcotic division. "It basically saves their life."But getting Narcan int
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