Staff from Independence health distributed free doses of Narcan last month at Fairmount Community Center, among five locations around the city. Since 2023 the department has given out more than 1,100 kits of Narcan doses to counteract opioid overdoses. [Photo courtesy of city of Independence]
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net As Narcan distribution becomes more available to the public and health agencies make an education push on awareness of the medication…