Growing number of New York City bars stocking up on opioid overdose rescue kits

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A growing number of New York City bars are stocking up on opioid overdose rescue kits. Officials say the unknown presence of fentanyl is causing the number of overdose deaths to rise. ZinniaDee_TV reports.

"We recognize the fentanyl crisis, and at the Office of Nightlife, we see these spaces where people gather as places where people can look out for each other," said Ariel Palitz, senior executive director of the New York City Office of Nightlife.

The Brooklyn-based harm reduction nonprofit After Hours Project says having nightlife businesses provide Narcan doesn't solve the city's drug issue at its core but provides avenues for safer drug use and saves lives.

 

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