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24 • Milwaukee County Post • April 1, 2016 By KAREN PILARSKI Conley News Service MADISON — A grant was recently announced which will eventually pro- vide staff at K-12 schools the ability to access Narcan, which is used as an antidote for heroin overdos- es. Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel said there must be modifications to the law that permits teachers to administer Narcan. Currently it would be limited to nurses at the schools. Most commonly, it is administered as a nasal spray by law enforcement or intravenously by EMT paramedics or doctors. "We should make it more available where there is potential for an overdose," Schimel said. Although Schimel does- n't think students will over- dose while at school, he said there are people who live on campus or around the schools who use drugs. Benefiting budgets Schimel announced an agreement between Ampha- star Pharmaceuticals and Wisconsin public entities. The agreement states that a $6 rebate will be given per every Narcan syringe a public entity buys through February. Schimel said the agree- ment benefits fire depart- ments and ambulance serv- ices that utilize the injectable form of Narcan; however, law enforcement personnel who are trained as EMTs can possibly quali- fy for the rebate. "We are working to try to find an agreement for the nasally administered Nar- can to cover law enforce- ment," Schimel said. He pointed out there are so many administrations of Narcan in Wisconsin, it is starting to affect budgets of fire departments and ambu- lance services. Schimel said in 2012, there were 5,000 Narcan administrations in the state, and the numbers have been climbing ever since. In terms of budgeting, the cost of Narcan is not cheap. Schimel said the injections cost $33 a dose and some people need more than one dose. The nasal administered drug costs about $38 per dose. 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