This works: Firefighters say Narcan outreach efforts are working [Video]

TUCSON, Ariz. — The Tucson Fire Department is expanding their efforts to cut down on the number of people who die from opioid overdoses. As part of their outreach efforts, firefighters are joining forces with Tucson Police, workers from the Pima County Health Department and voluteers from homeless advocacy groups, to give out hundreds of boxes of Narcan.

“We offer them Narcan, we offer them education and explain to them how this can save a life,” said Oscar Derazo, the community risk reduction manager for Tucson Fire.

As part of their final outreach event of the year, a large group met up on the south side of town, near I10 and 6th, to target one of the hardest hit areas when it comes to overdoses. They went door to door to businesses, giving out Narcan and explaining what it does and how to use it. For the first time, they …