Opioid Overdose Antidotes to Be Available in Schools, on Planes

Biden administration announces plan as drug deaths linked to fentanyl and other narcotics exceed 109,000 annually in the United States.

A firefighter displays Narcan, a lifesaving medicine used to treat drug overdoses, on Feb, 26, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Amid a national epidemic of opioid overdose deaths, the Biden administration has launched an initiative to distribute naloxone-based antidotes widely, including in schools and on airplanes.

In a statement announcing the “Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose,” the White House described it as “a nationwide call-to-action to stakeholders across all sectors to save lives by committing to increase both training and access to lifesaving opioid overdose reversal medications.”