Narcan, Author Evilleavenger
(CC BY-SA 4.0 International)
The Los Angeles school district will be distributing narcan (naloxone) at all levels, from kindergarten through high school [1]. Staff training in the drug’s use is slated to start in October [2].
The rate of overdoses in Los Angeles county (believed related to fentanyl) has increased by 1700% since 2016 [3]. At least seven teens overdosed this past month alone. Narcan temporarily reverses the effects of an overdose.
The administration of a narcotic antidote is yet another task unrelated to education we are assigning our teachers. However necessary such intervention may be, it does nothing to address the underlying problems. Continue reading
