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This Tuesday, August 20th, Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter hosted a Naloxone training event at Groves High School in Georgia's First Congressional District. Attended by private businesses and private citizens, Rep. Carter detailed the importance of over-the-counter naloxone products as a tool to help combat America's fentanyl and opioid crisis.

 

Rep. Carter delivers remarks at the Naloxone Training Event

Naloxone is an opioid overdose reversal drug that, when administered properly, can counteract the effects of an opioid overdose and save lives. Rep. Carter has introduced several pieces of legislation that will make naloxone products more accessible, such as the Saving Lives in Schools Act, that you can read more about here.

“Naloxone is a fantastic tool that Americans can use to combat the current fentanyl and opioid crisis that we are facing,” said Carter. “It belongs in every medicine cabinet across the country. The naloxone training event that we held on August 20^th was a fantastic event and showed just how ready and willing citizens of GA-01 are to defend themselves, their neighbors, and their fellow Americans from this deadly crisis.”

Rep. Carter speaks at Naloxone Training

I had the opportunity to talk with WTOC-TV after this fantastic event and share more details on how and why naloxone products can be a vital tool to defend us from fentanyl poisoning and other lethal effects of opioids. You can watch the full interview here.