As Hartford police continue to investigate how three 7th grade boys got their hands on deadly fentanyl inside their school on January 13, the district announced new efforts to ensure it never happens again.
The head of opioid services for the State of Connecticut says fentanyl is 10 to 100 times more powerful than morphine.
“Narcan is actually the brand name for a prescription medication called Naloxone, and naloxone is used in the event of an opioid overdose. It’s a very safe medication which only works on reversing an opioid overdose and it can save a person’s life,” said Barnat. “A kid that small, they just don’t know. They don’t know. Some kid could have it. He doesn’t know what it is. He found it at home. He found it on the street. They think it’s candy or something and that’s all it takes,” added Luis Figuerora.Middle and high school students will be taught how to recognize warning signs of drug use in their peers.
Superintendent Dr. Leslie Torres Rodriguez did not go on camera Wednesday and NBC Connecticut attempts to reach members of the Hartford School Board went unanswered.
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