Dr. Laurel Desnick, public health officer for the Park City County Health Department in Montana, prepares to deliver boxes of Narcan to local hotels. The free distribution of Narcan, the brand name of the drug naloxone, which can reverse opioid overdoses, is one public health strategy borne out of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Katheryn Houghton/KHN)
August 17, 2022
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LIVINGSTON — Shannan Piccolo walked into a hotel with a tote bag full of Narcan and a speech about how easy it is to use the medicine that can reverse opioid overdoses.