Austin opioid crisis: Over 7000 narcan kits to be distributed across Travis County

Congress man Lloyd Doggett secured $2 million in appropriated federal funding.  Part of the $2 million will go toward the purchase and local distribution of 7,500 Narcan kits, equal to 15,000 individual doses, along with the expansion of various outreach and educational programs.  It came on the heels of a major overdose event in Austin earlier this month. Nine people reportedly died and close to 80 overdosed within less than a week.