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Laredo health staff report fewer overdoses, promote free naloxone and review detox admissions
Summary
City public-health staff previewed a naloxone PSA and said early-year overdose deaths have fallen; a Roots Recovery representative reported 441 screenings since Sept. 2025, 105 new screenings in March and 286 admissions to date, with heroin the most-reported substance.
City public-health staff told the Laredo Public Health Coalition that early-year overdose numbers have fallen and urged residents to use free naloxone now available across the city.
"Sometimes the hardest step is the first one," the public-health presenter said while previewing an unreleased public-service announcement encouraging people to carry and use naloxone. "Naloxone is available in our community, free, accessible, ready when it matters most. You can visit cityoflaredo.com under Health Department to view the map of locations."…
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