More bystanders are stepping up to prevent opioid overdoses. But it’s not nearly enough
More bystanders are using naloxone to prevent people from overdosing on opioids.
Naloxone, commonly called by its brand name Narcan, reverses the effect of an opioid overdose. And while EMTS have used the life-saving medicine for years, there’s been a decade-long push to increase its use among people with no medical training.