The Anchorage Police Department changed its policy on naloxone last year under growing pressure from advocates, health professionals and family members of overdose victims.
, a drug that can quickly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose that might otherwise be fatal.marks a departure from a longstanding practice of having Anchorage Fire Department paramedics rather than police officers carry naloxone — often referred to by its most common brand name, Narcan.
The decision followed growing pressure on the police department from advocates, health professionals and family members of overdose victims to change its policy on the potentially lifesaving drug as overdose deaths continued to rise in Alaska and nationwide. While most other major law enforcement agencies in the state have their officers carry naloxone, Anchorage police officers have never carried the drug until now.
“The Department shall maintain a professional affiliation with the Anchorage Fire Department Medical Director who shall provide medical oversight in training, use and administration of... Naloxone,” the policy states.
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