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Heroin, opioid abuse hitting West Side hard
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Free packets of naxolone were distributed at an event held Monday at The Loretto Hospital to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The drug has saved many people from dying of a drug overdose.
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Free packets of naxolone were distributed at an event held Monday at The Loretto Hospital to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The drug has saved many people from dying of a drug overdose.
Tamara Tucker, who was engaged to the office when he was shot to death in late 2011, organizes the event each year. “I do it because it’s a passion, and I wanted it to be in remembrance of the officer who patrolled the Austin area who loved his job.”
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