SMITHFIELD, RI—Police are doing their best to fight the opioid epidemic. According to the department's website, Chief Richard P. St.Sauveur, Jr., has established a new policy which authorizes Smithfield officers to carry and administer Narcan. The drug, which is administered as a nasal spray, can save people who would otherwise die of an overdose.
Here is the information from the press release.
Members of all three patrol shifts have received the necessary training, and have been issued a dose of the nasal spray.
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Photo caption: Two officers are shown here inspecting their Narcan, prior to bringing it with them on patrol.
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