Nonprofit giving out naloxone kits at music festivals, offering training to prevent opioid overdose

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'It's also a health crisis that we're dealing with right now. Opioid overdose is a leading cause of death to 18-to-45 year olds.'

"I think anywhere where people meet is an excellent opportunity to provide access to training and life-saving medicine," Krzywicki said. "It's also a health crisis that we're dealing with right now.

Opioid overdose is a leading cause of death to 18-to-45 year olds, and we should approach it with the same fervor that we did with training people on how to use CPR."Krzywicki, who lost his fiancé to an overdose, helped found End Overdose. He's been sober for 12 years and became a paramedic/firefighter.If you're on the ABC7 News app,

 

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