With opioid overdoses showing no sign of abating, more regular citizens are carrying Narcan, the medication that can reverse the damaging effects of an overdose.
Assemblymember Matt Haney introduced a bill in late December that would require bars, gas stations, hotels and libraries in at-risk counties to have an emergency kit to treat opioid overdoses.
Carly Stevenson, 30, of San Francisco, saw her mother overdose on synthetic opioids more than once when she was a child. In 2009, her friend died of an overdose just three days before his 16th birthday.Since then, Stevenson keeps Narcan on hand. Though her mom has been sober for years, Stevenson still carries the antidote when she goes downtown and has it stocked at home “just in case.”
Cary Escovedo, 32, works in public health during the day, but he has dedicated his nightlife career to teaching people how to help someone experiencing an overdose. “How many of you are Santa’s little helpers today?” Kochina Rude asked the audience just after midnight. “You heard me talk about this before, but guess what, b—? We are going to talk about harm reduction!”
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