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Connecticut boy's overdose death renews call for Narcan in US schools

Headline from KHOU Houston

After a 13-year-old apparently overdosed on fentanyl at a Hartford school, advocacy groups are calling for more schools to stock the opioid antidote.

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  1. Fox News

    CT student, 13, fentanyl overdose: School districts to train staff to use Narcan (opens Fox News)

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    At least two Connecticut school districts will train staff, including nurses and teachers, to use Narcan after a 13-year-old died of a fentanyl overdose last week.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Youth's overdose death renews pleas for Narcan in schools (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The death of a Connecticut seventh grader from an apparent fentanyl overdose has renewed calls for schools to carry the opioid antidote naloxone. The 13-year-old student in Hartford died Saturday

  3. NBC4 Washington

    13-Year-Old's Overdose Death Renews Pleas for Narcan in Schools (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The death of a 13-year-old student who apparently overdosed on fentanyl at his Connecticut school has drawn renewed pleas for schools to stock the opioid antidote naloxone, as well as for training of both staffers and children on how to recognize and respond to overdoses.

  4. KHOU Houston

    Connecticut boy's overdose death renews call for Narcan in US schools (opens KHOU Houston)

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    KHOU Houston's feed description

    After a 13-year-old apparently overdosed on fentanyl at a Hartford school, advocacy groups are calling for more schools to stock the opioid antidote.

  5. My Courier Tribune

    Opioid Overdose Antidote Urged for Schools After Student's Fentanyl Death (opens My Courier Tribune)

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    My Courier Tribune's feed description

    MONDAY, Jan. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Schools should stock the opioid overdose antidote naloxone and train staff and students how to respond to an overdose, experts say after the

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