Narcan

The city, state and country have announced decreases in opioid overdose deaths in recent months. One element that might be contributing to that decline: getting more medications that reverse overdoses into the hands of everyday people.

Local community health centers are celebrating the federal government making Narcan, a nasal spray medication used to treat opioid overdoses, available over-the-counter nationwide for the first time last week, after approval earlier this year by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.