Missouri first responders’ naloxone distribution efforts face potential budget cuts

By: Steph Quinn

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: April 15, 2026

Words: 1,180

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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When paramedics from the St. Charles City Fire Department arrive at the scene of an opioid overdose, patients refuse to go to the hospital about 75% of the time.

But even if they decline treatment, they’re likely to accept naloxone kits that paramedics leave behind, said Marc Doll, emergency medical services bureau chief for the department.

First responders are ideally placed to distribute the medication, Doll told The Independent, which quickly reverses opioid overdoses …

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