The Cops Get there Way Before the Paramedics

What is carfentanil?

The drug, a cousin of fentanyl, is used to tranquilize large animals like elephants.

Why do officials think carfentanil may be related to these cases?

Officials in Ohio and Indiana noticed that more people are needing more doses of the antidote Narcan, or naloxone, in order to survive an overdose.

How are officials responding?

In Ohio, Lieutenant Fallon said that the police were trying to work with addiction specialists to visit the homes of people who had recently overdosed. Sometimes, those people want help, and other times they don’t, he said.

He also said that police agencies in the area have been given naloxone to administer it themselves before paramedics show up.

Lieutenant Fallon said that “any police agency that wanted Narcan got it. The cops get there way before the paramedics.”

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