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Bexar County Needle Exchange Program Set to Become First In State

By Roseanna Garza | September 11, 2019

Providing sterile needles to IV drug users helps stop the spread of disease and cuts down on costs associated with treating people who have contracted HIV/AIDS or hepatitis C.

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Local Law Firm Wants to Hold Big Pharma Accountable for Bexar County’s Opioid Epidemic

By Roseanna Garza | July 26, 2019

More than 326 million prescription pain pills were supplied to Bexar County residents from 2006 to 2012, enough for 28 pills per person per year.

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SXSW: Mayes, Panelists Talk Opioid Crisis, Blockchain Technology

By JJ Velasquez | March 9, 2019

San Antonio activist and lawyer T.J. Mayes and other panelists talked Saturday about whether blockchain can be used to tackle the opioid crisis.

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Naloxone, the active ingredient in NARCAN® Nasal Spray, reverses the effects of opioid overdose in 2 to 3 minutes.

Bexar County to Receive $1.65M in Federal Grants to Continue Battling Opioid Epidemic

By Roseanna Garza | September 28, 2018

The funding includes two separate grants, totaling $1.65 million, to be distributed evenly over three years.

Health
Naloxone, the active ingredient in NARCAN® Nasal Spray, reverses the effects of opioid overdose in 2 to 3 minutes.

Recently Trained Deputy Saves Overdose Victim with Narcan Treatment 

By Roseanna Garza | September 22, 2018

Bexar County Sherrifs Deputy saved the life of a 24-year old male by administering Narcan, the nasal spray version of Naloxone, a medication that can temporarily stop or reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.   

Health
Naloxone, the active ingredient in NARCAN® Nasal Spray, reverses the effects of opioid overdose in 2 to 3 minutes.

Opioid Task Force to Council: We’re Making a ‘Dent in This Problem’

By Roseanna Garza | September 19, 2018

The task force has helped establish a 20-person opioid recovery residence for women to live in with their children while receiving addiction treatment.

Health
Naloxone, the active ingredient in NARCAN® Nasal Spray, reverses the effects of opioid overdose in 2 to 3 minutes.

San Antonio Police to Be Trained on Administering Opioid-Reversal Drug

By Roseanna Garza | August 31, 2018

Bexar County leads the state in babies born with drug withdrawal symptoms and has the third-highest per-capita rate of overdose deaths in Texas.

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