By Kathryn Ross, Daily Reporter
WELLSVILLE — Members of the Partners for Prevention in Allegany County learned Tuesday that since last summer, Narcan (naloxone) used to partially or completely reverse opioid overdoses, saved the lives of nine people in the county.
Sheriff Rick Whitney noted during Tuesday's PPAC meeting that since last summer there have been 12 overdoses — seven male and five females — and that the opioid antagonist drug Narcan was used to save nine of those who overdosed.
"I know there were more overdoses, but these are the ones a police agency was called to," he said. Read more of the Daily Reporter story HERE.
