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Doctors, recovery advocates urge residents to carry Narcan after 5 overdoses on Sixth Street

Austin police, paramedics and recovery advocates are renewing calls for people to carry Narcan after five people overdosed early Wednesday morning near a bar on East Sixth Street.

16 September 2026Live

Sources

KXAN Austin. https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/doctors-recovery-advocates-urge-residents-to-carry-narcan-after-5-overdoses-on-sixth-street/

Austin police, paramedics and recovery advocates are renewing calls for people to carry Narcan after five people overdosed early Wednesday morning near a bar on East Sixth Street.

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