Trained volunteers carrying naloxone - the antidote for opioid overdose - will ride Metro Transit trains and buses on Super Bowl weekend with black hats reading “Got Narcan.”
Several nonprofits and community organizations including The Steve Rummler HOPE Network and Valhalla Place will be riding public transit as well as providing naloxone to first responders, volunteers and the public free of charge.
The Rummler HOPE Network relies on a grant from the state of Minnesota and donations to distribute naloxone and educate about opioid addition and overdose.
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