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Crossroads Medical Mission offers free Narcan and hands-on overdose training at council meeting
Summary
Crossroads Medical Mission representatives demonstrated naloxone administration, distributed free Narcan kits supplied by the Virginia Department of Health, and urged residents to stay with and call 911 for suspected overdoses.
Crossroads Medical Mission staff gave a demonstration and distributed free naloxone (Narcan) kits at the Bristol Virginia City Council meeting on June 24, 2025, urging residents to carry the drug and explaining how to use it in the event of an opioid or fentanyl overdose.
The training focused on a simple three-step approach Crossroads uses: “check, call, care,” and emphasized safety for the responder. “You’re going to want to check if you suspect an overdose,” said Nikki Robertson, a certified…
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