The Northern Kentucky Health Department will distribute free naloxone, also known as Narcan, to the general public at several locations on Thursday in honor of Save a Life Day.

Narcan is a drug used for reversing the effects of an opioid overdose. It’s usually administered as a nasal spray. The Health Department distributed more than 8,500 free naloxone kits last year, according to the department’s internal records.

Save a Life Day started in 2020 in West Virginia, a state that has been especially hit hard by opioid addiction, but has since grown to include organizations throughout the country. More than 84,000 doses were given out during Save a Life Day last year, according to a press release from the health department.

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