FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 28, 2018
Contact: Joy Alexiou
408-885-4164 or 408-595-2936 (cell)
Santa Clara County, CA. -- Due to their effect on the part of the brain which regulates breathing, opioids in high doses can cause respiratory depression and death. The distribution and use of naloxone (narcan) is one strategy being used to prevent additional opioid overdose deaths. As part of this effort, on Wednesday, August 29, 2018, the Santa Clara County Opioid Overdose Prevention Project will hand out narcan kits at the SCVMC Farmer’s Market.
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