
REACH
Rural Education & Awareness for Community Health
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Purpose
Addressing substance use and opioid disorder in rural communities of the Coastal Bend.
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Services
• Opiod use education,
pevention, and early
intervention
• Peer Recovery Support
• Narcan Training
• Care Coordination -
Counties Served
Aransas - Bee - Brooks - Duval - Jim Wells - Kenedy - Kleberg - Live Oak - McMullen - Refugio - San Patricio
Overdose is preventable with Narcan
Narcan is a medication that can reverse the the effects of an opioid overdose. Opioids include heroin and prescription pain medications like morphine, codeine, and oxycodone. According to the CDC, the majority of drug overdose deaths (70%) in 2019 involved opioids. Help prevent overdose-related deaths by learning how to recognize the signs of an overdose and adminster Narcan.
