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June 19, 2015 • 75¢
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K ANE COUNTY
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THE MISSION: SAVING LIVES
Delivering Narcan to those who have overdosed can be difference between life and death By BRENDA SCHORY
bschory@shawmedia.com GENEVA – The purple and yellow box of Evzio is barely the size of a deck of cards, yet it contains naloxone, a drug that can be the difference between life and death for a person who has overdosed from heroin or another opiate. So far this year, five people in Kane County died of opiate overdose but six others were saved because of naloxone, Kane County Coroner Rob Russell said. The anti-opioid, with a brand name of Narcan, can be delivered via nasal spray or injection. Evzio, manufactured by Bostonbased pharmaceutical company Kaléo, is a self-contained unit that can deliver an injection of naloxone through clothing without an external needle, Russell said. Most departments in Kane County have naloxone in a nasal dose, but Russell said they will need to replace their supply as they use it or it expires. He said
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SPORTS
Sandy Bressner – sbressner@shawmedia.com
Officer Andy Oparyk of the Campton Hills Police Department shows a dose of Narcan, the substance first responders can use on victims suspected of overdosing on heroin or another opiate.
LOCAL NEWS
Cleaning up
Communities in county still seeing effects from Monday’s storm / 4 LOCAL NEWS
Outside the box
James Lepp changing views with line of spikeless golf shoes / 18
Parking woes
Elburn police ticket those who parked illegally around Metra lots before heading to Blackhawks parade; local says it put a damper on celebration / 9
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