The Cuyahoga Overdose Prevention Network (COPN) app is designed to keep drug users safe, by connecting them with a monitor, who stays on the line with them until they're out of danger of overdosing. While other harm reduction campaigns have been effective at reducing the number of overdose deaths, many of these efforts – like the lifesaving overdose reversal drug naloxone and education on how to recognize the signs of an overdose – rely on someone else being around.
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