John Freyer is a man on a mission, riding his bike filled to the brim with Naloxone, a drug that can be used to reverse an opioid overdose, through the pouring rain Sunday afternoon.
John Freyer with the Free Naloxone Bike (Photo by Steven Casanova)
Itâs hard to miss John Freyer as he rides through the city on a teal electric-assist bicycle. His destination? Teaching Richmonders how to save lives.
On the front of his bike, inside a wooden crate, are dozens of boxes of Narcan, a brand of naloxone, a lifesaving opioid reversal medication that can be easily administered as a nasal spray.
Freyer, an associate professor of cross-disciplinary media at VCU Arts, gives out the Narcan and demonstrates how to administer it properly on a CPR mannequin that he places on a board attached to the back of his bike.