Indiana Naloxone/Narcan
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Ariana Shchuka
WDRB Photojournalist
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The Highlander Fire Protection District in Floyd County, Indiana, received 400 doses of the overdose reversal medication Naloxone, also known as Narcan, on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. The medication is administered nasally through a spray that works to block the effects of opiates on the brain. (Ariana Shuka/WDRB photo)
Ariana Shchuka
WDRB Photojournalist
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Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is a nasal spray that works by blocking the effects of opiates on the brain and by restoring breathing during a potential overdose.
Indiana University is helping expand overdose response training and naloxone access in Clark and Floyd counties.
