02/13/2026
We couldn't agree more with our colleagues at Marion County Rescue Squad on this.
At Mon EMS, we see firsthand that opioid overdoses do not fit into one simple narrative. They affect grandparents, parents, teenagers, people in recovery, and patients taking medications exactly as prescribed. Addiction and overdose do not discriminate, and neither does emergency medicine.
Narcan is not about politics.
It is not about enabling.
It is about oxygen to the brain.
It is about preserving life long enough for someone to have another chance.
As EMS clinicians, our mission is simple: if someone is not breathing and we have the ability to reverse it, we act. Every single time.
Harm reduction can be difficult to talk about, but stigma keeps people from calling 911, from carrying Narcan, and from asking for help. Silence costs lives.
We encourage our community to approach this topic with compassion. You may never need Narcan. But if someone you love does, you will want it there.
We are proud to partner with agencies across our region who are committed to saving lives, without judgment, without hesitation.
Let’s Talk Narcan and why we make it available.
We understand that not everyone agrees with harm reduction. We know this topic can feel uncomfortable. Our hope is not to argue. Our hope is to open minds, start respectful conversations, and help break the stigma.
Because stigma keeps people silent.
And silence costs lives.
⚠️ Narcan is not permission.
⚠️ It is not approval.
⚠️ It is not encouragement.
♥️ It is a medication that restores breathing when someone would otherwise die.
🚑 Overdoses are not always what people picture. These are real scenarios we have responded to:
• The grandmother who miscounted her pain pills after surgery 👵💊
• The toddler who found medication in a purse 👶
• The cancer patient whose prescribed dose became too much 🎗️
• The high school senior who made one impulsive choice 💔
• The person in recovery who relapsed and did not realize their tolerance had dropped ❤️🩹
Pause for a moment.
If that was your mother, your child, your spouse, your neighbor…. Would you want Narcan there?
We often hear questions like what about people who cannot afford their medications. The truth is we wish we could provide every life saving medication to our community for free. If we had the ability to supply insulin, heart medications, inhalers, or anything someone needed to survive, we would do it without hesitation. Unfortunately, we do not control pharmaceutical pricing or insurance coverage.
Narcan is available to us through public health partnerships specifically to prevent overdose deaths, and because we have access to it, we use it to save lives.
This is not about politics. 👈🏻
It is not about opinion. 👈🏻
It is about breathing.👈🏻
You may never need it…..But what if someone you love does? 🤍
As first responders, our job is to preserve life.
If we can prevent a death in Marion County, we will. 🚑
