Naloxone/Narcan box at Louisville fire station No. 9
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Ariana Shchuka
WDRB Photojournalist
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A box containing free Narcan, also known as Naloxone, outside the Louisville Fire Department's Station No. 9 on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. It's a medication administered nasally through a spray that works to block the effects of opiates on the brain during a potential overdose. (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.
For the second year in a row, Jefferson County saw a historic drop in fatal drug overdoses.
