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Narcan at music festivals? The life-saving drug naloxone is coming to a concert near you

ByOD Free Marin

David Oliver | USA Today

It’s festival season, meaning fabulous flower crowns, loud live music and Narcan.

Yes, the overdose-reversing drug Narcan (naloxone) will be available at music festivals near you this year – and with good reason, experts say.

Drugs and alcohol are staple at music festivals and many often overdo it. Combine that with the overwhelming presence of fentanyl in the drug supply in recent years and the risk has become deadly.

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