WJON — For the first time since World War I, life expectancy in the United States is on the decline and the CDC says the opioid epidemic is playing a large role.
Thursday, you’ll have a chance to learn how to use naloxone, commonly known as NARCAN, a product designed to reverse the effects of an overdose. St. Cloud State University is playing host to an open to the public NARCAN training event.
Thaddeus Rybka is the Recovery Community Program Coordinator at SCSU. He says they haven’t experienced any overdoses in the student body, however, they want to be prepared for anything.
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