According to the CDC, 2.1 million people were diagnosed with opioid use disorder, and 100,000 died from a drug-related overdose in 2021.
A non-profit named Start Healing Now is partnering with national pharmacy benefits solution provider, Serve You Rx to curtail this trend, save lives, and advocate for individuals and families impacted by substance use disorder.
In honor of National Recovery Month, the companies are donating and installing five Overdose Aid Kits in Oshkosh Arena.
Overdose Aid Kits, or OAKs, are boxes that include the lifesaving drug Narcan, information on how to administer it in an emergency, and other information and resources for those impacted by the opioid epidemic.
Narcan is the brand-name nasal spray formulation of the drug naloxone, which is a medication used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
It is safe for everyone to use, has no potential for abuse, and has minimal to no side effects.
