Indiana University is helping expand overdose response training and naloxone access in Clark and Floyd counties.
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The woman responded and was transported to the hospital.
Wednesday's interactive training session will be held at the Bon Air Library on Del Rio Place.
Attorney General Russell Coleman said on Tuesday there is nearly $900 million in opioid settlement money available to use. He asked that $3.6 million to go toward youth drug prevention.
Louisville's jail has seen a number of overdoes in recent years, including some cases that ended in death.
A 21-month-old boy was given Narcan, intubated and placed on a ventilator after taking the medication, according to his parents.
It's part of the Jeffersontown Police Department's REACH Unit, which works to reduce the number of fatal and nonfatal opioid overdoses in the city.
After years of problems inside the city's jail, leaders are looking to make improvements.
Officials credited a comprehensive response that includes treatment and prevention as well as illegal drug seizures by law enforcement.
Project CARE members are knocking on doors and handing out Narcan and county-specific resources with a 79% success rate.