Deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station on patrol will soon be equipped with the overdose-reversing drug Naloxone so they can aid overdose victims in time to save lives, officials said.
Available without a prescription in California, Naloxone is formulated to rapidly reverse an opioid overdose, and in the hands of first-responders, is a life-saving tool.
“We are amidst an epidemic of opiate overdoses,” said Commander Judy Gerhardt of the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department. “This new program could potentially save lives.”
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I think this is an order from the county Sheriff and is intended for less developed areas, scv police will just be one of the first. If it was exclusive to scv then we’d have a problem
The death tolls pretty exclusive to SCV for overdoses particular. That’s why they have access to this drug that’s been out for well over a year now. Maybe lives would have been saved if they would have had this last year question mark that’s a big Maybe
Will Law enforcement be keeping track if they have repeat offenders. I mean how many times do the tax payers have to save someone’s life that doesn’t value it. Also why aren’t these drug users going to jail. What their doing is illegal, unless I’m late to the party and cocaine, meth and heroine are now legal.
And only paramedics carry that too. Not even on local fire engines or ambulances. Make sure law enforcement is dispatched because if the ambulance beats the medics, that’s going to be a delay for that medication to be administered.
It’s sad but I think they should sell this at every local pharmacy. If you’re addicted to an opiate and can’t stop at least a friend can save your ass with this stuff. It might give you the time you need to pull your head out of your ass before it’s too late… And an eight-minute ALS response is too late.
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Deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station on patrol will soon be equipped with the overdose-reversing drug Naloxone so they can aid overdose victims in time to save lives, officials said.
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Pretty sad that this is even necessary for the police to have to have.
I think this is an order from the county Sheriff and is intended for less developed areas, scv police will just be one of the first. If it was exclusive to scv then we’d have a problem
Read the paper they do have a problem out here
Never said we didn’t have a problem. We do have our own problems just like every other town. However I don’t think this is exclusive to scv.
The death tolls pretty exclusive to SCV for overdoses particular. That’s why they have access to this drug that’s been out for well over a year now. Maybe lives would have been saved if they would have had this last year question mark that’s a big Maybe
Can I refer to as a type of plague then a problem. It’s infecting the city like a disease and it’s spreading out of control.
Sad that they have to carry it but good that they can save a life..
Will Law enforcement be keeping track if they have repeat offenders. I mean how many times do the tax payers have to save someone’s life that doesn’t value it. Also why aren’t these drug users going to jail. What their doing is illegal, unless I’m late to the party and cocaine, meth and heroine are now legal.
Pharmaceuticals are making a killing…
And only paramedics carry that too. Not even on local fire engines or ambulances. Make sure law enforcement is dispatched because if the ambulance beats the medics, that’s going to be a delay for that medication to be administered.
Seems legit.
Sad this is needed but it’s a good idea
They should carry epi-pens.
It’s sad but I think they should sell this at every local pharmacy. If you’re addicted to an opiate and can’t stop at least a friend can save your ass with this stuff. It might give you the time you need to pull your head out of your ass before it’s too late… And an eight-minute ALS response is too late.
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