Naloxone kits at SOU may help prevent future overdose deaths

Matt Jordan January 17, 2019

Last Updated: January 17, 2019

Ashland, Ore — Southern Oregon University is taking steps to prevent deaths from opioid overdoses.

The University partnered with Oregon Health and Sciences University and the Max’s Mission non-profit to place kits of Naloxone, also known as Narcan, in 18 places throughout campus.

“Around the country it has been a huge huge amount of people overdosing, and we just wanted to be preventative if that were to happen on our campus that we have something that can help people survive,” said Anna D’Amato, Executive Director of the Student Health and Wellness Center at SOU.

The kits include the nasal spray version of Naloxone and are located near fire extinguishers and AED cabinets.

Matt Jordan January 17, 2019

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Matt Jordan is the Chief Meteorologist for KOBI-TV NBC5. Matt joined the NBC5 weather team in 2014 after a year as a reporter and anchor in Alexandria, Louisiana. His experience with the severe weather of the Deep South and a love of the Pacific Northwest led him to pursue a certification with Mississippi State University as a Broadcast Meteorologist. You can find Matt working in the evenings of NBC5 News at 5, 6 and 11 as well as online. Matt also has a degree in Journalism from the University of Oregon. In addition to being passionate about news and weather, Matt is a BIG Oregon Ducks fan. When not rooting for the Ducks or tracking down the next storm over the Pacific, Matt can be found outdoors in the Oregon wilderness with his wife, his daughter and their dogs Stanley and Gordi.