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BCFD’s leave‑behind Narcan program reports large distribution and reduced calls, officials say
Summary
Assistant Chief James Matts and BCFD leaders described a city leave‑behind Narcan program that has supplied thousands of naloxone kits to people in the community and said that increased distribution has contributed to reduced overdose call volume in recent reporting.
Assistant Chief of EMS James Matts told the committee the department’s ‘leave‑behind’ naloxone program has distributed tens of thousands of doses and that the initiative has been associated with a decline in some overdose calls.
Program performance and supplies: Matts said the department’s leave‑behind program had distributed 15,290 naloxone kits (about 30,000 doses) as of a recent week; earlier figures shown during questioning referenced 9,324 kits in…
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