The county will use federal grant money to purchase about 600 double-pack kits of the opioid reversal drug Narcan.
Each kit costs $75. No county money is being used.
Some Narcan will be kept in the county buildings. All employees are trained in how to administer the drug to someone who is experiencing an overdose. Most of the kits will be distributed to outpatient treatment providers, recovery houses, school nurses, and community members.
The Butler County commissioners unanimously approved the purchase on Wednesday. Commissioner Kevin Boozel said the federal government wants to make Narcan available in every location where an AED (automated external defibrillator) machine is. The government is more than able to do this. They could consider asking the company to produce more for the rest of the country, or they could consider using a government contract to get a company to produce some more kits for them. A number of medical companies would probably bid for a government contract, so they could always consider doing that. Of course, these medical companies would probably need a denver contract lawyer, for example, if they were planning on bidding on one of these contracts. Lawyers can help them to secure the contact without any legal problems, ensuring that they can start the work as soon as possible with the government funds. Perhaps the government should consider that as it would probably be more effective.
