The Greenville ISD Board of Trustees has updated it's district policy to allow school nurses to administer Nalozone if someone overdoses or is poisoned by an opioid while at school or at a district event.
Nalozone which is sold under the brand name, Narcan, is an emergency medication used to counter the breathing difficulties that occur after an opioid overdose or poisoning. Severl school districts in Texas have been rocked with student Fentanyl overdoses.
Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use as an analgesic (pain relief) and anesthetic, but is now being abused by young students. It is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin as an analgesic.
In addition to school nurses, GISD police officers are receiving training on the Narcan's administration.
