Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership expands Naloxone Hero Program

The Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership (ARORP) has announced that they are expanding their Naloxone Hero Program to include city and county first responder agencies, as well as school systems that want to be able to provide naloxone to help prevent overdoses.

By: Kylon Williams
KATV

The Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership (ARORP) has announced that they are expanding their Naloxone Hero Program to include city and county first responder agencies, as well as school systems that want to be able to provide naloxone to help prevent overdoses.

By way of the Naloxone Hero Program, ARORP has distributed over 86,496 doses of naloxone since the fall of 2022, with 23,000 more doses ready for distribution.

Naloxone is an opioid remedy that allows those suffering from an opioid overdose breathe, and it has been responsible for over 2,000 documented saves since 2015.

“This simple, lifesaving tool is a game-changer at a time when so many opioid substances, both illicit and prescription, can cause someone to stop breathing,” said Kirk Lane, director of ARORP. “We are proud of our first responders and schools that have been involved in this effort already, as well as the many others who will be equipped in the future to be a hero in a time of need.”

Law enforcement agencies, emergency medical agencies, and fire departments serving in any Arkansas county or city are all eligible first responders under the new expanded program.

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