RUNNEMEDE, N.J. (AP) - Three high schools in Camden County will now carry the overdose spray Narcan.
Black Horse Pike Regional School District’s Superintendent Dr. Brian Repici announced that nurses at Highland, Timber Creek and Triton High Schools have been trained to use the opioid overdose antidote. The three schools are the first in Camden County to carry Narcan.
Repici said that the district has a “duty to care for our children”. He added that the medicine can save lives.
The school district collaborated with Camden County officials and police departments from the respective communities for the medical rollout. A Camden County official estimated that there were over 1,000 instances where Narcan was used in the county.
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