This adds to the 3 deaths and 11 non-fatal overdoses that triggered troopers to issue a public safety alert on Friday.
. Naloxone is a medicine that can potentially reverse an opioid overdose administered through a nasal spray.
Kurt Hoenack, a client navigator for MyHouse in Wasilla — a Project Hope partner — has trained over 100 people on how to administer Naloxone. While he’s grateful the state has recognized the need for overdose rescue kits, he said the recent uptick shines a spotlight on a larger issue in terms of addressing addiction.
“We’re administering Naloxone and the fentanyl test strips, but that’s really a stopgap for long-term recovery,” Hoenack said. “We have to fundamentally look at some big cultural changes to address why people are seeking to use opioids to begin with.” Hoenack believes the needs of mental health care are being met and that people are seeking relief from psychological pain as well as physical.
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