Health Dept. begins free distribution of overdose-treatment kits
“These harm-reduction kits will not end the opioid crisis,” said Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor. “But they may save the lives of individuals struggling with substance use disorder so that they are eventually able to enter treatment.” (Greg Campbell/The Daily Memphian file)
Known as the overdose harm-reduction program, the Health Department is now providing kits with two doses of naloxone and 10 fentanyl test strips at community events.
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Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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