Opioids

Calif. police union exec. charged with attempting to illegally import opioids

Joanne Marian Segovia was arrested in an ongoing investigation into a network that was shipping controlled substances to the Bay Area from abroad

Anchorage PD's new policy now allows officers to carry naloxone

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

In a school crisis situation, communication that’s always on is essential for an effective response

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Extend the capabilities of your LMR network to the smartphones, tablets and PCs of potentially every school resource officer, administrator, teacher and other personnel

Ore.'s drug decriminalization efforts recieve poor marks on review

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In the first year after the new approach took effect, only 1% of people who received citations for possessing controlled substances sought help

Calif. deputies, officers start handing out naloxone when responding to calls

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

The largest annual event addressing the opioid and addiction crisis returns to Atlanta this spring

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Rx and Illicit Drug Summit happens April 10-13 with sessions on public safety, illicit drugs and overdose prevention

Calif. public schools could be required to provide Narcan due to rise in youth fentanyl overdoses

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

Investigating drug overdoses involving infants and toddlers

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Keep the following in mind if you find yourself responding to a possible child overdose

Video: Okla. deputy revives man after fentanyl overdose

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

Fla. police discover fentanyl, other drugs in repeat offender's underwear during traffic stop

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This most recent offense marks the fourth time in 2022 that Stephen Joel Horton was arrested — and ninth time since 2017

Harm reduction experts, LE officials debunk fentanyl exposure myths

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"There's a belief that if you touch fentanyl that you could receive a lethal dose or you could get exposed to fentanyl to the skin ... I've never heard of a case of that happening."

Mo. chief charged in overdose death at his home

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William Jones was hit with drug trafficking charges after his girlfriend's brother was found dead from an apparent overdose in his home

12K suspected fentanyl pills in candy boxes seized at LAX

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The suspect tried to go through TSA screening “with several bags of candy and miscellaneous snacks with the intent of boarding a plane,” deputies said