Jersey cops prevented 42 overdoses

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Morris County law enforcement prevents 42 fatal heroin, opiate overdoses
http://www.northjersey.com/news/morris-county-law-enforcement-prevents-42-fatal-heroin-opiate-overdoses-1.1490181

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Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp recently announced that during 2015 Morris County Law Enforcement agencies collectively saved 42 people from succumbing to a fatal opiate overdose through the administration of Narcan (Naloxone).
In the summer of 2014, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office formally launched a Nasal Narcan (Naloxone) program in Morris County that trained and equipped Morris County police officers to administer the antidote Narcan to persons suffering from an overdose of heroin or prescription opiates. The Morris County Narcan Program is a partnership between the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, participating municipal police departments and Atlantic Ambulance Corporation. The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office arranged with Atlantic Ambulance Corporation to provide training and medical oversight to Morris County municipal police departments that opt to participate in the Narcan Program.
Today, there are a total of 27 police departments in Morris County that are equipping their police Officers with Narcan.
Naloxone is an opioid antagonist that can be used to counter the effects of an opiate overdose. Naloxone displaces opioids from the receptors in the brain that control the central nervous system and respiratory system. An aerosol form of naloxone, Narcan is administered nasally through use of a syringe-atomizer.
Unfortunately, police officers in Morris County are encountering significant numbers of overdoses from opiates in the form of heroin, morphine, methadone, codeine, oxycodone (OxyContin, Percocet and Percodan) and hydrocodone (Vicodin). This epidemic is being experienced throughout the State of New Jersey.
Tragically, at least 37 individuals died in Morris County during 2015 from an opiate overdose.
However, in 2015 Narcan was administered by first responding police officers a total of 48 times and is credited with 42 "saves" which represents recovery from a potentially fatal overdose.
Morris County Police Departments with officers who provided a lifesaving dose of Narcan during 2015 include:
Boonton Police Dept.: one save on Oct. 19
Boonton Township: two saves on July 6 and 16.
Butler Borough: One save on July 28.
Denville Township: One save on Oct. 2.
Florham Park Borough: One save on Sept. 2.
Hanover Township: One save on June 28.
Jefferson Township: One save on July 30.
Lincoln Park: Two saves occurring on March 19 and May 12.
Madison Borough : One save on Oct. 21.
Montville Township: Four saves occurring on April 21; June 26; Aug. 3, and Aug. 29.
Morris Township: One save on June 3.
Morristown Bureau of Police: Three saves occurring on June 11; Sept. 2 and Nov. 25.
Netcong Borough: One save on Oct. 31.
Pequannock Township: Two saves occurring on April 10 and Nov. 17.
Randolph Township: Four saves occurring on Jan. 1; May 24; Sept. 3, and Dec. 7.
Rockaway Township: Six saves occurring on June 2; Aug. 22 (two saves); Aug. 28; Sept. 1 and 13.
Washington Township: Two saves occurring on Sept. 9 and Oct. 25.
Wharton Borough: Eight saves occurring on Feb. 2 and 28; May 10, 20 and 23; June 24; Aug. 10; and Dec. 5.
"The State of New Jersey is plagued by addictive heroin and other opiates. Morris County is not immune from this epidemic," said Knapp. "Law Enforcement is taking a dynamic approach when dealing with these addictive poisons. Equipping our first responding police officers with Narcan is a critical and compassionate approach to the opiate epidemic. In 2015 there were 42 instances in which police officers valiantly gave someone suffering from an opiate addiction a second chance to seek treatment. The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office will continue to work together with local law enforcement and the community to fight against this opiate epidemic. We greatly appreciate the support of Atlantic Health System in this continuing battle."
Knapp thanks all the police officers that saved a life using Narcan in 2015 as well as Atlantic Ambulance Corporation and, specifically their Education Coordinator, Rory McGuinness, MICP, CCEMTP for contributing to the Morris County Narcan Program’s success.

[Spore]

They saved my life twice too.

[Fentfiend420]

Saw my buddy come to after he was hit TWICE!!!
Pisces me off that TX nx''s can't hand it out freely...

[DirtyJerzy]

First time in history jersey pigs do anything decent, and they hold the numbers up like a fucking trophy.
Should've been doing this for years fucktards.

Still, all in all, hopefully other jurisdictions will follow suit.

[Z]

First time in history jersey pigs do anything decent, and they hold the numbers up like a fucking trophy.
Should've been doing this for years fucktards.

Still, all in all, hopefully other jurisdictions will follow suit.

Yeah, the numbers by county are really strange.  They make it look so much smaller then it really was.  This should definitely be normal and just an expected part of their jobs. There isn't much justifcation for not taking a life saving action that isn't dangerous at all for the guy giving the narcan.