Narcan, a brand name of naloxone, rapidly reverses the effects of an opioid overdose.

Last month, school officials saved a Tompkins County teen’s life by administering naloxone after an accidental overdose believed to have been caused by a contaminated marijuana vape. But what if this overdose had taken place on the school bus, or on the evening or weekend?

Opioid overdoses are the third leading cause of death in U.S. adolescents, after gun violence and automobile accidents, and a leading cause of accidental death in New York. New York’s high school health education curriculum, which teaches first aid........

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