Austin-Travis County EMS expands narcan kit program

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Austin-Travis County EMS expands narcan kit program
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All district command units will now carry life saving naloxone kits for distribution to the general public.

Several Austin bars to provide Narcan to prevent overdoses

Moreland’s bar staff, at their 13 locations, are being trained how to administer the medication, essentially becoming a new type of first responder. Since the inception of the program in 2018, ATCEMS has passed out over 2000 naloxone rescue kits to the public. ATCEMS CHP Opiate Use Disorder Support Program also operates a successful Buprenorphine Bridge Program, which aims to both get clients with opiate use disorder into treatment programs, and keeps them out of opiate withdrawal while awaiting placement.

A QR code that links to information about all the CHP programs is also included in the naloxone rescue kits, for those that are interested in additional resources.that I have read and agree

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