Recovery Alliance Installs Naloxone Vending Machine at UTEP<\/p>\n
The Recovery Alliance, an addiction treatment center and recovery support nonprofit, installed a naloxone vending machine in the Union Building on the University of Texas at El Paso campus. Naloxone, also known as its brand name Narcan, is a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdose. The campus dispenser is accessible during regular hours and contains 300 boxes of Narcan, free of charge, with instructions.<\/p>\n
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Narcan is a nasal spray that can reverse the effects of fentanyl overdose. (Corrie Boudreaux\/El Paso Matters)<\/p>\n
Opioids, including prescription painkillers, heroin and fentanyl, are responsible for most U.S. drug overdose deaths. Friends, family and bystanders are often the first to administer naloxone to someone who has overdosed before first responders arrive.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is still a lot of stigma about talking about drug use, even within families, but many college students are exposed to drugs,\u201d said Marisela Tavares, project coordinator, in a news release. \u201cMaking naloxone easy to get on campus could save lives \u2013 and there should be no stigma in saving someone during an emergency.\u201d<\/p>\n
Be Well Texas, a statewide program led by UT San Antonio Health Science Center, funded the vending machine. The Recovery Alliance is a regional distribution hub for naloxone in the Be Well Texas network.<\/p>\n
City Council Adopts Top Priorities for Next Two Fiscal Years<\/p>\n
The El Paso City Council this week adopted a list of priorities for the next two fiscal years focused on five pillars: economic mobility, public safety, infrastructure, quality of life and good governance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Under those pillars, the city will work to expand the workforce, support local businesses, improve housing and affordability, recruit and retain first responders, invest in streets and maintenance and public transportation, and maintain and beautify public spaces.<\/p>\n
The council, administrators and city leaders on Monday and Tuesday participated in strategic planning sessions to develop the framework, which staff will use as they plan their departmental budgets and performance measures for the next two years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis strategic direction reflects what the data and the community are telling us \u2013 clearly and consistently,\u201d City Manager Dionne Mack said. \u201cWe intentionally started with resident voices, especially where people told us they are not satisfied.\u201d<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Public safety spending pressures city\u2019s long-term financial outlook<\/a><\/p>\n The strategic planning sessions come as the city begins work on next fiscal year\u2019s budget, finding ways to generate more revenue and perhaps cutting programs as projected spending, largely driven by public safety obligations, outpace funding sources. Related<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is your weekly news roundup, which takes a quick look at some developments in government, politics, education,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":183007,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139,4533],"class_list":["post-183006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-utep"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Information: ElPasoTexas.gov<\/a><\/p>\n