Sheriff's deputies, police officers start handing out naloxone when responding to calls [Breaking]
Sheriff’s deputies around the county are now equipped to hand out naloxone to anyone who may need the medication to reverse an opioid overdose, officials announced Monday.
Fentanyl can be deadly in small doses. It is often mixed with other drugs, and individuals can ingest it unknowingly, officials say. The new program will allow deputies to leave people with naloxone kits, particularly when the medication might be needed in the future, officials said. Naloxone — also known as Narcan, the brand name — can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
So far deputies have doled out 161 kits during various encounters with the public, including traffic stops, Martinez said. In one instance, a person who is homeless was treated with naloxone and declined further medical treatment but asked a deputy for a naloxone kit, the sheriff said. The county also offers naloxone kits at clinics, among other efforts. Macchione said the county’s goal is to distribute at least 33,000 naloxone kits per year.
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