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Aug. 2, 2026 – “Sometimes people are not ready to stop yet, so if they are going to be using, we want them to be as safe as possible,” said Lora Nesting, peer recovery specialist. “Preventing an overdose can give someone the chance to seek recovery when they are ready.” Corey Coogan spent years trying to get sober. Then, she overdosed … “Narcan saved my life. I wouldn’t be here today without it.” Coogan completed the outpatient program at Indiana Center for Recovery in Terre Haute. Now she has nine months of continuous sobriety. She is active in a 12-step program, works full time and is putting herself through cosmetology school. She is hopeful about the future. “My higher power has a plan for me,” Coogan said.
Stories like Coogan’s show that having naloxone available can mean the difference between a fatal overdose and the opportunity to recover.
“Naloxone provides a critical window of time during an opioid overdose, but someone has to have it nearby and know how to use it,” said Dr. Michael Kane, chief medical officer of Indiana Center for Recovery. “Making naloxone available anonymously removes a barrier and gives anyone the ability to save a life.”
