FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- It was just after 8 p.m. Friday. Muffled bass music thumped out of clubs, workers swept sidewalks, and bouncers took up positions at front doors as they prepared for the weekend Spring Break crowd.
It was still too early for many college students to have made their way from the beach to the downtown area. It wouldn’t start to get busy until about 10 p.m.
For John Glover, it was the perfect time to make his way onto the streets. The adult peer specialist and specialty programs coordinator at South Florida Wellness Network would lead a group of 13 others, passing out naloxone, an overdose antidote. Their goal? Empower people to be able to reverse overdoses and save lives.
