Politics & Government
Santa Clara County Supes Approve Supplying Narcan To High Schools
The report recommended funneling state funds to supply each high school in the county with 28 pre-assembled, user-friendly Naloxone kits.
September 15, 2022
Santa Clara County will soon distribute opioid reversal treatments to local high schools, the county's Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday.
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The board decided to allocate $135,000 in state funds to supply high schools with Narcan, the medicine used to reverse opioid overdoses in emergencies.
Per request of supervisors Cindy Chavez and Otto Lee, the county Behavioral Health Services Department (BHSD) analyzed options to increase naloxone kits to high-priority populations like young people, students and unhoused residents, and specifically on ways to partner with the Santa Clara County Office of Education.
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