Opioid outreach worker gives out Narcan at West Seneca fireworks tent (opens original article in a new tab)

A West Seneca fireworks tent is also a free naloxone distribution site, with an opioid outreach worker giving out the overdose-reversing medication. The health department provided a dispenser box, and fatal overdoses in Erie County have decreased.

• An opioid outreach worker is distributing free naloxone at a West Seneca fireworks tent.
• The health department provided a dedicated Narcan dispenser box this year.
• Fatal opioid overdoses in Erie County decreased from 366 in 2023 to 55 so far this year.