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Laredo public-health staff report drop in overdose deaths, highlight Narcan distribution and mental-health programs
Summary
Laredo Public Health presented April Narcan distribution data and a GIS mapping tool showing decreased overdose deaths in early 2025 versus 2024, and summarized local mental-health and assisted outpatient treatment services available to residents.
Laredo Public Health officials told the Drug and Alcohol Commission that citywide overdose indicators have declined in the first months of 2025 and outlined harm-reduction and mental-health services available to the community.
Public Health reported 17 Narcan doses dispensed from the vending machine at the Laredo Public Health location in April and pointed commissioners to an online GIS map that shows local overdose hotspots and lets users filter by substance type and age. "We did update for April the vending machine for our Narcan distribution. So the 1 here at the Laredo Public Health for April, we had 17," one public-health…
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