 [FoxNews] Travis County, Texas, which includes Austin, is planning to give Narcan to local bars to combat the rise in drug overdoses.
Well, it's Austin so that can't be too bad.
Travis County Judge Andy Brown joined "Fox & Friends" Wednesday to discuss the county tackling the overdoses and how fentanyl has affected the area.
"Nobody should die because of an addiction and because of those numbers that you just pointed out to us in Travis County, that's exactly what's happening there are people dying of preventable overdose deaths," said Brown.
| The whole point of illegal drugs is that there are no purity controls. None of the users would be at risk if they just chose not to indulge. |
Brown declared a public health crisis in May as a result of the overdoses.
"When I first heard of these numbers from the medical examiner, I declared a public health crisis in Travis County, said Brown.
"We put almost half a million dollars towards securing more Narcan and naloxone for the community and also investing in peer counselors to help people in this situation."
Brown also pushed for the state of Texas to legalize fentanyl testing strips.
"Fentanyl is increasingly in drugs of all sorts. People take drugs and they don't know fentanyl is in it. Some people do seek out fentanyl. But what we're seeing, I think, is a lot of people taking it unknowingly."
"We need to make sure that Narcan and naloxone is available everywhere. If it's in a bar, for example, and they see someone overdosing right there, then they can get this lifesaving medication to them quicker than an ambulance would," he told Ainsley Earhardt. 
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