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Arlington Co. Allows High School Students to Carry Naloxone
High school students in Arlington County are now allowed to carry the overdose reversal drug naloxone in school. The new policy follows a deadly overdose at Wakefield High School. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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Alexandria Partners With Restaurants to Provide Overdose Prevention Training
News4’s Walter Morris reports on how one Virginia city is taking a proactive approach to preventing opioid overdose deaths.
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Montgomery County Students Allowed to Carry Narcan
Montgomery County students are allowed to carry Narcan on school grounds amid a spike in opioid overdoses. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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Alexandria City High School to Train Students in Narcan Use
Alexandria City Schools plan to train counselors, nurses, social workers and students on how to spot and help save someone who is having an overdose. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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Alexandria City High School Training Students to Use Narcan
Alexandria City High School is training its students to use the overdose reversal drug Narcan. Every social worker and counselor at Alexandria City High will be trained to use Narcan so they in turn can train every high school student. “From May 15 to May 30, those employees will go into class during English and provide a one-hour training to…
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Alexandria City High School Training All Students in Narcan Use
Alexandria City High School is training all of its students in how to use the overdose reversal drug Narcan. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.
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Narcan Giveaway and Training Held at American University
Students at American University are arming themselves with Narcan kits in the fight against deadly overdoses.
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American University Students Armed With Narcan in Fight Against Overdoses
Students at American University are arming themselves with a critical weapon in the fight against deadly overdoses. A Narcan giveaway and training effort was held on campus Thursday. “It’s a painful experience, an experience I carry with me often, right,” said graduate student Adam Ropizar, lost his partner Austin Codorniu to a fentanyl overdose. “Austin was a very critical...
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First Responders Use Narcan to Save 2-Year-Old Boy in Virginia
First responders used Narcan to revive an unresponsive toddler Friday in Manassas Park, Virginia, police say.
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Toddler in Manassas Park Revived With Narcan
First responders used Narcan to revive an unresponsive toddler Friday in Manassas Park, Virginia, police say.
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AU Students, Alumni Petition for Narcan in Dorms After Campus Overdose
Days after an overdose at American University, hundreds of students and alumni are calling on school leaders to make Narcan available on campus. News4’s Walter Morris has their message for administrators.
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Here's Where to Find Narcan Vending Machines in DC
The opioid overdose-prevention drug Narcan is now available in vending machines in Washington, D.C.
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Address Mix-Up Delayed DC Response to American University Overdose: Advocate
A woman was reported to have overdosed on American University’s campus over the weekend, but a mixup regarding where to send help led emergency crews to the wrong place.
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Overdose Emergency at American University Delayed by Minutes
A safety advocate is sounding the alarm after a mix-up added valuable minutes to an emergency call. News4’s Walter Morris reports.
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FDA Approves First Over-The-Counter Opioid Treatment Drug
Narcan, the best-known form of naloxone, can reverse overdoses of opioids like heroin and fentanyl.
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Montgomery County High School Student Uses Narcan to Save Classmate from Overdose at McDonald's
Quick action by a Montgomery County high school student may save saved their classmate’s life. A group of teenagers found another teen unconscious from a suspected fentanyl overdose Tuesday inside a bathroom while eating lunch at McDonald’s on Darnstown Road near Quince Orchard High School, Montgomery County police said. One of the teens was carrying Narcan, a drug that...
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Montgomery County High School Student Saves Classmate From Overdose
Quick action by a Montgomery County high school student may save saved their classmate’s life. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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Arlington Co. Offering Free Narcan Training
Arlington County, Virginia, is offering residents free Narcan training to help prevent opioid overdoses. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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Montgomery County ‘Leave Behind' Kits Aim to Save Lives
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service is leaving potentially life-saving tools at homes and other places where they respond to an opioid overdose. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.
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Montgomery County Fire ‘Leaves Behind' Tools to Help Families Prevent Future Opioid Overdoses
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service is leaving potentially life-saving tools at homes and other places where they respond to an opioid overdose.