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                       Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership expands Naloxone Hero

                                            Program to first responders and schools

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Feb. 28, 2025) - The Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership (ARORP) announces
today that, effective March 1, 2025, the Naloxone Hero Program will expand to include city and
county first responder agencies, as well as school systems that want to provide naloxone to help
prevent overdoses.

Since the fall of 2022, ARORP has provided 86,496 doses of naloxone to community partners through
the Naloxone Hero Program with an additional 23,000 doses earmarked for distribution. Naloxone is
an opioid antagonist that allows individuals to breathe during an opioid overdose and has been
responsible for more than 2,000 documented saves since 2015.

"This simple, lifesaving tool is a game-changer at a time when so many opioid substances, both
illicit and prescription, can cause someone to stop breathing," said Kirk Lane, director of ARORP.
"We are proud of our first responders and schools that have been involved in this effort already,
as well as the many others who will be equipped in the future to be a hero in a time of need."

First responders eligible under the expanded program include law enforcement agencies, emergency
medical agencies and fire departments serving any Arkansas city or county. Awardees will receive
training resources and reporting instructions.

Interested agencies and organizations can apply through ARORP's website at ARORP.org by following
the Naloxone Hero Project prompts. Additional information is also available through ARORP's free
mobile app, ReviveAR.

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About the Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership
The Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership (ARORP), an initiative of the Arkansas Municipal League
and the Association of Arkansas Counties, represents an unprecedented united front between the
representatives of local government to abate the loss of life caused by the opioid epidemic in
Arkansas communities. The Partnership oversees the strategic disbursement of opioid settlement
dollars at the city and county levels and works to reduce overdose deaths through prevention,
treatment, enforcement and recovery. ARORP's message is simple: be

bold, stand together and commit to abating opioid misuse and addiction in Arkansas. For more
information, visit ARORP.org or download the ReviveAR app today.
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