Naloxone available for public request

During the Washakie County commissioner meeting on Tuesday, May 21, public health nursing manager Amanda Heinemeyer told the commissioners about a grant that the Department of Health received, which will allow for doses of naloxone to be requested by members of the public.

Naloxone is an opioid-overdose antidote often carried by first responders and caregivers for people with heroin addiction. It...