After a 28-year career, a retired Florida firefighter and paramedic is investing his time and money to trying to save lives amid the opioid epidemic.
Luis Garcia spent $40,000 of his own money to buy 800 Narcan doses
He says he has seen the drug reverse an opioid overdose
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Luis Garcia travels the state conducting training in Narcan, a drug that can reverse an opioid overdose. He says of the 12 times he's had to administer it, 11 survived.
"When I saw that, it impacted me heavily. I said, 'Wow this is life-saving,'" he explained.
So, instead of using his savings to buy a new car, he spent $40,000 of his own money to buy 800 Narcan doses.
Now, he gives them away and trains people to use the life-saving spray.