LEWISBURG, WV (WOAY) — Greenbrier County HSEM and the Greenbrier County Health Department are proud to announce that they will receive 1008 dosage units of the life- saving drug Narcan® (naloxone HCI) Nasal Spray 4mg, as a donation from Cardinal Health to support Greenbrier Co HSEM and the Greenbrier County Health Department’s efforts to respond to opioid overdoses in Greenbrier County.
Greenbrier Co HSEM and the Greenbrier County Health Department were selected to receive doses of Narcan® free-of-charge from Cardinal Health for onward distribution to first responders and law enforcement.
About Cardinal Health’s Opioid Action Program:
In November 2017, Cardinal Health launched the Opioid Action Program, a comprehensive effort aimed at helping communities in four of the nation’s hardest-hit states combat the opioid epidemic. The pilot program delivers much needed front-line assistance to help prevent opioid abuse and support first responders in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia. For more information, please visit www.cardinalhealth.com/opioidactionprogram.