DPS Distributes Lifesaving Tool

DPS Distributes Lifesaving Tool, Tactical TrainingTo Troopers to Help Combat Opioid Overdoses

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) today began deploying NARCAN kits, along with tactical emergency training, to all Texas State Troopers to provide an additional lifesaving tool for the public and law enforcement. NARCAN kits can help reverse a known or suspected opioid overdose. In 2018, Troopers seized 94.5 pounds of fentanyl — which constitutes more than 23 million lethal doses. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 80-100 times stronger than morphine. “The state of […]