depended on several personal and organizational factors, including: 1) having sufficient knowledge and concern about the fentanyl situation, 2) being knowledgeable about Narcan and trained in its use, 3) the medication being readily available to officers, and 4) being willing to administer it to citizens.doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113...
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Non-medical first responders can treatcardiac arrestsimilar to overdose, Abir says. When they receive an overdose call,law enforcement officialswill often administer naloxone, or Narcan, which can reverse overdose and save lives. "If we make it mission-oriented to begin with, because you want to...