The Haines Volunteer Fire Department and the local SEARHC clinic are distributing Narcan, an opioid overdose treatment, free of charge to anyone who’s interested.

The state-funded initiative, Project HOPE, is distributing kits across Alaska to combat opioid overdoses. The overdose kits are comprised of two, 4 milligram doses of Narcan, latex gloves, a CPR shield and instructions on how to use the nasal applicator.

Haines volunteer firefighter and EMT Jenn Walsh said she never used…