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Mobile health unit distributes first aid kits, Narcan in Dixmoor

Mobile health unit distributes first aid kits, Narcan in Dixmoor
Mobile health unit distributes first aid kits, Narcan in Dixmoor 00:21

CHICAGO (CBS) -- As the opioid epidemic rages across the country., a new program aims to help treat opioid addiction here in the Chicago area.

On Thursday, in south suburban Dixmoor, the Cook County Department of Health unveiled a mobile unit from Family Guidance Centers.

The mobile unit will distribute first aid kits and Narcan, the FDA-approved medication to reverse opioid overdose.

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