Simon "Angel" Melendrez, left, with the Overdose Response Teams from Homeless Healthcare Los Angeles attempts to assist a man. Every day, the nonprofit Homeless Health Care Los Angeles sends out trained teams on carts to intervene and stop overdoses in and around Skid Row. Deadly overdoses more than doubled in the Skid Row area in just two years, exceeding 110 deaths in 2021, according to the public health department. The Skid Row teams default to using naloxone when they find someone who isn't breathing. And if someone has not yet stopped breathing, oxygen can reduce the likelihood that they will pass out and need more intervention.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 07, 2023 20:25 UTC