Safe Streets Wichita hands out naloxone and fentanyl test strips to the community
As fentanyl deaths continue to rise not just locally, but nationally, one local organization is making a difference on the streets of Wichita.
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As fentanyl deaths continue to rise not just locally, but nationally, one local organization is making a difference on the streets of Wichita.
Losing a loved one to fentanyl is becoming the story for many people in the Wichita community. One group wants to change that.
As Kansas officials attempt to counter the fentanyl problem, a rise in xylazine, a potent sedative in the drug supply, presents a new challenge.
The kits will be distributed in areas considered to be “overdose hotspots,” which the city has identified as being along the Broadway corridor and West Kellogg.
The Wichita Overdose Recovery Kit Expedited Delivery, or WORKED, project is in partnership with Safe Streets Wichita.