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Though more districts have signed on since last year, only about a third of Colorado districts had enrolled in the state’s giveaway program at the start of this school year.

Though more districts have signed on since last year, only about a third of Colorado districts had enrolled in the state’s giveaway program at the start of this school year.

Thirty-three states have laws that allow schools or school employees to carry, store or administer naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medication. But some states and school districts struggle with the stigma that comes with it.

A Colorado program provides schools with free or low-cost Narcan, a drug that reverses fentanyl overdoses, but just a third of eligible schools are participating.

Colorado is among several states that ensure schools have access to the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone for free or at reduced cost. But most districts hadn’t signed up by the start of the school year for a state distribution program amid stigma around the lifesaving treatment.

Last year, a student fell unconscious after walking out of a bathroom at Central High School in Pueblo, Colorado.

The late California senator always seemed to err on the side of more government power and less individual freedom.

The late California senator always seemed to err on the side of more government power and less individual freedom.

“You can’t just be a blue state and advance a blue state framework,” California’s governor said. “They’re coming after these laws and they’re winning in federal courts.”

Families and medical professionals say that the test strips are one of the cheapest and most effective tools at combating the fentanyl crisis. But there’s no pathway in Texas for legalization, which frustrates many.