Naloxone

The training addresses the mental and physical stressors faced by public safety personnel when responding to opioid overdose calls

Opioid settlement funding will continue for 11 to 18 years, and it is expected that more settlements will be forthcoming. Is your agency getting its share?

A new seven-page policy stipulates that officers receive fire department training on how to administer it

The new program will allow LEOs to leave people with naloxone kits, particularly when it might be needed in the future

At least seven teenagers overdosed from pills possibly containing fentanyl this year including a 15-year-old girl, according to the LAPD

After finding the man not breathing inside a home, the officer is seen administering Narcan and performing chest compressions

The department will run a three-year study on the use and results of deputies carrying the opioid overdose reversal drug

The vending machine – the first of its kind in the state – holds 54 boxes and is stocked by the detention center

Statewide, 245 overdose deaths were reported last year, and six out of 10 were linked to fentanyl

We need collaboration among law enforcement, public health, policymakers and congress to end the opioid scourge

Does your department keep a list of possible projects for grant-funding opportunities?

Police agencies are on the frontline of this crisis – here are 10 steps all chiefs and sheriffs need to take

Funding is available for trace detection machines, Narcan kits and data-sharing technology to document problems in your jurisdiction

As police agencies rethink LE’s role in the opioid epidemic, it’s important to be prepared to navigate pushback both internally and within the community