Herbst to Outline New Prevention Plan to Combat Drug Epidemic

First Selectman Tim Herbst announced that he, Chief Michael Lombardo and the Drug Prevention Task Force will discuss a new prevention strategy to combat the drug addiction epidemic in town.

“In my commencement address at Trumbull High School, I decided to specifically address the recent drug overdoses that have claimed the lives of some many young people because we have a moral obligation to attack this problem head on,” Herbst said. “We must emphasize to all of our residents that if a friend, a classmate or a loved one has a substance abuse problem, everyone must do everything they can to help that person.”

More details will be announced at a Tuesday press conference.

Lombardo said the department is committed to the plan and preventing illegal drug usage in town.

“We are also one of very few police departments that have equipped each patrol officer with the drug Narcan, which can be administered to someone who is experiencing a drug overdose, in some cases reversing the effects of respiratory arrest. Trumbull EMS also carry Narcan,” he said.