Every public school in Georgia will soon have an opioid overdose reversal kit within its walls.
It’s the result of an effort between the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and the Georgia Department of Education, funded with settlement dollars administered by the Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust.
The move is in support of Senate Bill 395, also known as “Wesley’s Law,” which Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law in April 2024. The bill, among other things, allows school visitors and personnel to possess medications that block the effects of opioids and requires local school systems to acquire and maintain them in a secure location. It also provides immunity to staff acting in good faith.
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