Narcan leave-behind program positive impacts [Video]

NAMPA, Idaho — Nampa Fire and EMS not only provide Narcan to people who need it when responding, they also continue the overcoming of opioid addiction by following up and helping find support.

• If you need help or support helping someone else, you can find more local info at Nampa Narcan.
• What happens after someone is administered Narcan is equally important, connecting those survivors with community resources.

(Below is the transcript from the broadcast story)

Overdoses happen often in Nampa and like most cities, first responders are armed with Narcan, the life-saving overdose reversal drug.

“On every apparatus at Nampa Fire, we carry a few overdose kits. We use these when we identify at-risk people in our community,” Batallion Chief Ted Hardy says of the kits.

They also leave Narcan behind in case it’s needed again as part of the Nampa Narcan Initiative that started in 2023.

“We have a pamphlet that …