Fatal Fentanyl Overdose of Hartford 13-Year-Old Brings Calls for Naloxone in Schools

Fatal Fentanyl Overdose of Hartford 13-Year-Old Brings Calls for Naloxone in Schools
The Sport and Medical Sciences Academy in Hartford, Conn., in a file photo. Mark Mirko/Hartford Courant/TNS
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By Daniela Altimari From Hartford Courant

HARTFORD, Conn.—The death of a 13-year-old Hartford boy who overdosed on fentanyl last week at the Sport and Medical Sciences Academy is spurring new calls to stock school nurses’ offices with naloxone, a powerful tool to treat overdoses.