Although librarians are best known for worrying about overdue books, lately many have been concerned about overdoses, too. This summer, the Multnomah County Library in Portland, Oregon, is conducting a pilot effort at five libraries to train managers to administer naloxone, a drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose long enough for
Librarians in Oregon Trained to Administer Drug Used to Prevent Deaths
A pilot effort at five libraries is training managers to administer naloxone, a drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose.

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Larissa Banitt
Larissa is a freelance journalist and writer from Portland, Oregon. She is a graduate of the New York University Summer Publishing Institute and runs The Howling Turtle book review blog in her spare time.