Rotary Club of Highlands’ most recent guest speaker was one of their newest members, Bill Grubb of Noramco.
Noramco is a pharmaceutical company that produces the major ingredient for Narcan, a nasal spray medication that be used to treat an opioid overdose in an emergency.
Narcan can be purchased over-the -counter and is widely available.
One of the effects of opioids is slowed breathing. The active ingredient in Narcan is naloxone. It works by rapidly reversing the effects of opioids such as slowed breathing and can help restore normal breathing.
While the number of prescriptions written for opioids has dramatically decreased, overdose deaths have risen sharply primarily due to illicitly manufactured fentanyl.
The presence and availability of Narcan can save many lives.
Pictured at the top of the article from left are Rotary Club of Highlands President David O’Harra and Bill Grubb of Noramco.