Nebraskans Don’t Understand Use of Narcan

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March 17, 2023 – And only 10-20% know where to get Narcan.

“It doesn’t require a hospital or a clinic,” Habecker said.

Narcan is administered as a nasal spray and the state of Nebraska provides it free to participating pharmacies.

It’s free to you, too, you just need to ask.

In 2021 at least 221 Nebraskans died of Opioid overdoes. That’s why having Narcan close by is so important.

“It’s coming into everyday life. That’s the level at which it’s moving in, meaning people are running into opiates in a negative way,” said Topher Hansen, president of CenterPoint in Lincoln.

Hansen said CenterPoint has a grant to educate Nebraskans about Narcan.

“I mean, people who have died, meaning their respiration stopped and their hearts have stopped. If this is administered soon enough, then it can revive that person and they can be back in business,” he said.

Education and understanding, another tool in the fight against the state of addiction.