Naloxone
Naloxone is something that not a lot of people have heard of until the past year. Naloxone is an opiate overdose reversal drug. With the heroin problem that the United States has right now it is making the naloxone usage rates hit an all time high. Naloxone is a drug that if given quick enough to somebody who suffers from an opiate overdose it will reverse the effects of the opiate, and could save a life. Police, paramedics, and many others are who have access to naloxone. Naloxone is injected into a vein or under the skin. There is even spray naloxone that is sprayed into a person 's nostrils. “Although this is a life saving drug there are many people that think they should just die if they overdosed from drugs. Naloxone gives somebody a chance to get there life straight that is not on the right path” (“The Price of the Antidote to Overdose Crisis,” 2016, para.4). Having something that can save people from overdoses is great, …show more content…
Although yes naloxone can saves lives police feel it is not there responsibility to cover the medical part of it. “The Columbus, Ohio, police department, which covers a city of more than 800,000, has refused to allow officers to carry naloxone. Sgt. Rich Weiner explained to HuffPost that there were potential issues with storing the drug and expiration dates. But the department’s officers do carry pepper spray, which also has an expiration date.” (“Overdose Reversal Drug Naloxone Is Saving Lives,” 2015, para.8). Naloxone is something that the police think they should not have to worry about. They think the medics should be the ones to carry it on them. If police officers are required to carry naloxone it will slow down how much crime they could be stopping that would protect everybody instead of just the drug users, But if they do carry it they could potentially save hundreds of lives in a
Naloxone is something that not a lot of people have heard of until the past year. Naloxone is an opiate overdose reversal drug. With the heroin problem that the United States has right now it is making the naloxone usage rates hit an all time high. Naloxone is a drug that if given quick enough to somebody who suffers from an opiate overdose it will reverse the effects of the opiate, and could save a life. Police, paramedics, and many others are who have access to naloxone. Naloxone is injected into a vein or under the skin. There is even spray naloxone that is sprayed into a person 's nostrils. “Although this is a life saving drug there are many people that think they should just die if they overdosed from drugs. Naloxone gives somebody a chance to get there life straight that is not on the right path” (“The Price of the Antidote to Overdose Crisis,” 2016, para.4). Having something that can save people from overdoses is great, …show more content…
Although yes naloxone can saves lives police feel it is not there responsibility to cover the medical part of it. “The Columbus, Ohio, police department, which covers a city of more than 800,000, has refused to allow officers to carry naloxone. Sgt. Rich Weiner explained to HuffPost that there were potential issues with storing the drug and expiration dates. But the department’s officers do carry pepper spray, which also has an expiration date.” (“Overdose Reversal Drug Naloxone Is Saving Lives,” 2015, para.8). Naloxone is something that the police think they should not have to worry about. They think the medics should be the ones to carry it on them. If police officers are required to carry naloxone it will slow down how much crime they could be stopping that would protect everybody instead of just the drug users, But if they do carry it they could potentially save hundreds of lives in a