Firefighters see surge in use of Naxolone to combat opioid overdoses

Name: Firefighters see surge in use of Naxolone to combat opioid overdoses
Uploaded: 2017-06-06T02:00:00+00:00
Duration: 3 min 49 s
Description: DC Fire and EMS crews are responding to a staggering number of 911 calls for people who are overdosing on opioids, and they're using a medication called Naloxone--known to many by its brand name, Narcan-- to help those patients. Lindsay Watts reports.

DC Fire and EMS crews are responding to a staggering number of 911 calls for people who are overdosing on opioids, and they're using a medication called Naloxone--known to many by its brand name, Narcan-- to help those patients. Lindsay Watts reports.

Posted June 5, 2017 10:22pm EDT