First responders sometimes have to use multiple doses of naloxone because of the potency of synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl and carfentanil. (scientificamerican.com)
The health department trained more than 8,000 people to use naloxone in 2015 — in jails, public housing, bus shelters, street corners and markets. (scientificamerican.com)
The NYPD saved 82 people from overdoses since equipping officers in Staten Island with naloxone in 2014. (dnainfo.com)