Moreland’s bar staff, at their 13 locations, are being trained how to administer the medication, essentially becoming a new type of first responder.
Ninety boxes of Narcan are being provided to the bar-medics. The medication was purchased by Travis County and provided to a nonprofit called SafeHaven. The group will also do the bar staff training.
Austin Travis County Health Authority Dr. Desmar Walkes said many of the cases are linked to drugs laced with fentanyl.Last year, 118 people died in Travis County from drug overdoses with fentanyl in their system. That same number was hit in the first six months of this year. "So we're going to provide peer support at 2 site based positions, those sites being Sunrise Navigation Center on the south side and over on the east side at the other ones foundation, the Esperanza community. So those will be two peer support specialists, one to each site to provide.
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