This fall, pro football legend, Emmitt James Smith III, is kicking off his third year with Ready to Rescue, an initiative to break down the stigma around opioid poisonings and educating others on how to save a life with NARCAN Nasal Spray.

In 2023, 1,130 people died in Louisiana as a result of opioids, according to data from the Louisiana Department of Health.

Opioids, a class of drug that includes prescription pain medicines such as oxycodone, illegal drugs such as heroin and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, have become a serious issue in Louisiana. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fentanyl remains the deadliest drug threat facing the United States.

NARCAN Nasal Spray, is a medication designed to rapidly reverse the effects of an opioid poisoning and is t

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