The Vincennes Fire Department has been approved for a grant to refill its supply of Narcan. The drug is given to help those who suffer a drug overdose.
The number of overdoses in Vincennes in recent weeks has increased. Vincennes Fire Chief Sonny Pinkstaff says the grant will fill a need for more Narcan to treat those cases…
Further, Pinkstaff says the granting agency will send some of the overdose kits quicker than originally scheduled…
The sets will be used by City Fire Department first responders as needed to treat overdoses that happen in Vincennes.
