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Online corbe

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Some jail inmates in San Antonio will go home a little safer
« on: August 20, 2019, 07:57:26 pm »
Some jail inmates in San Antonio will go home a little safer
 
Emilie Eaton  and Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje    Aug. 20, 2019


 
 
Some inmates are leaving the Bexar County Jail with a parting gift — the lifesaving medication Narcan.

A new program provides the nasal spray that reverses opioid overdoses to released inmates for free. It was created because of the increased danger of overdoses among that population.

“Evidence shows (those) being released from incarceration are 40 times more likely to die from overdose in the first two weeks than members of the general public,” said Lisa Cleveland, an associate professor at the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing and a leader of the new program.

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https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Some-jail-inmates-in-San-Antonio-will-go-home-a-14364981.php
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Re: Some jail inmates in San Antonio will go home a little safer
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2019, 10:13:03 pm »
This "solution" avoids"accidental" overdose."

How compassionate.




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Re: Some jail inmates in San Antonio will go home a little safer
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2019, 12:58:52 am »
Here's your "get out of OD free" card...  what could possibly go wrong there?
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