A critical weapon in the fight against Fentanyl is hitting store shelves nationwide this week.
The Collin County mother supports the over-the-counter availability of Narcan. “I think it’s important to have Narcan available. For us, it’s just not far enough yet,” she said.
Meeks hopes parents and teens do rely solely on the emergency spray, believing one dose will save your loved one. DEA officials say drug cartels across the border, working alongside Chinese counterparts, consider fentanyl poisoning or overdose deaths ‘as the price of doing business.’ “Each package is twice the strength as a double pack of Narcan and what we’re seeing with people who are truly addicted to fentanyl and are overdosing, one dose of Narcan is not enough. In some cases, [first responders are] having to use four doses,” she said.
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