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TCHN Report // 23 Oct 2023 // The Texas Tribune

Texas cities and counties are destroying expired Narcan that could still be used to save lives.

The state has given tens of thousands of doses of a drug that can reverse opioid deaths to local governments. It can still save lives after its expiration date, but some government agencies are destroying older doses.

Republish our report from the Texas Tribune as is or localize it with comments from organizations in your area that received Narcan from the state. Did it save lives in your community or are groups confused about what to do with expired doses? Organizations from community groups and schools to police and fire departments obtained Narcan over the past few years.

Texas Community Health News obtained records of naloxone distributed through the Texas Targeted Opioid Response program. Use the table below to search by Zip Code or county, or download the full data. Additional data visualizations are available below and free to embed. Learn how.

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<h1>Texas cities and counties are destroying expired Narcan that could still be used to save lives.</h1>

<p>The state has given tens of thousands of doses of a drug that can reverse opioid deaths to local governments. It can still save lives after its expiration date, but some government agencies are destroying older doses.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/23/texas-expired-narcan-opioids/" title="Texas cities and counties are destroying expired Narcan. Some say it could still be used to save lives.">Republish our report from the <em>Texas Tribune</em></a> as is or localize it with comments from organizations in your area that received Narcan from the state. Did it save lives in your community or are groups confused about what to do with expired doses? Organizations from community groups and schools to police and fire departments obtained Narcan over the past few years.</p>

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<p>Texas Community Health News obtained records of naloxone distributed through the Texas Targeted Opioid Response program. Use the table below to search by Zip Code or county, or <a href="/assets/data/hhs/ttor_distributions_2019_2022.csv" title="Texas Targeted Opioid Response distributions, 2019-2022">download the full data</a>. Additional data visualizations are available below and free to embed. <a href="/republishing-instructions/">Learn how</a>.</p>

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	<iframe title="In 2019 the justice system received over 40% of naloxone distributed by More Narcan Please, but this share fell sharply in subsequent years." aria-label="Stacked Bars" id="datawrapper-chart-nonbX" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/nonbX/1/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="375" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}();</script>
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	<iframe title="Opioid-related deaths in Texas have risen almost 200% since 2006." aria-label="Interactive line chart" id="datawrapper-chart-XqFXS" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/XqFXS/2/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="400" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}();</script>
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<p>This article was <a href="http://www.texascommunityhealthnews.org/reports/2023/expired-narcan.html">produced by Texas Community Health News</a>, a program of Texas State University’s Translational Health Research Center, in coordination with the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.</p>

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