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Texas has tapped more than $45 million in federal funds to get the overdose-reversing drug into the hands of law enforcement, members of the public. But the program has been plagued by supply issues, delays and lack of communication.

The UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing and its community harm reduction partners distribute the state's supply of federally funded naloxone products such as Narcan for free.

A new policy request calls for using the city’s opioid settlement funds to also expand local harm reduction programs and drug addiction education efforts.

The decision could make the life-saving drug more accessible. Emergent BioSolutions, the drug company that produces Narcan, said it anticipates it will be on store shelves by late summer.

Advisers to the FDA put the opioid overdose-reversal drug a step closer to being sold without a needing a prescription. Even if approved, the medication may not reach many people who need it.

The 1,992 doses of Narcan were paid for out of a $2.2 million fund the county received as part of a settlement with opioid manufacturers and distributors.

In the first two weeks after a person is released from jail, they are 40 times more likely to die of an overdose, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier…