Santa Clara County supervisors urged county health care officials to hasten their dispersal of the opioid overdose-reversing drug naloxone via local schools and community organizations because the need is “urgent.”
Santa Clara County supervisors urged county health care officials Tuesday to hasten their dispersal of the opioid overdose-reversing drug naloxone via local schools and community organizations because the need is"urgent."
In a report to the county Board of Supervisors, officials with the Department of Health Care Services said the county has provided more than 10,000 kits of naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, since 2017 to law enforcement agencies, businesses, schools and colleges, city governments and partner organizations.
County Executive Dr. Jeff Smith told the board the DHCS still has funding available for Narcan purchase, distribution and training, which the agency will use to fund"whatever was needed." "At this point, there are funds that are not being utilized yet," Smith said."And so if we get to a point where we need more, we'll come to the board and ask for an allocation for more. But at this point, that's a need that will be in the future."
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