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Jersey Schools Get Supply of Narcan in Anticipation of Overdoses

High Schools Stock Up on Narcan to Prepare for Overdose Emergencies

Despite the fact that the opioid crisis is now the deadliest drug overdose crisis in United States history, President Donald Trump spent less than one minute addressing the issue during his State of the Union address on Tuesday, Jan. 30.

According to an article in CNBC,Trump pointed out that 64,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2016, two-thirds of which were due to opioids such as heroin and the synthetic opioid fentanyl.

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