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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I saw a video where a police leader in one of those places like Ohio was saying he won’t let his officers carry it because they get physically injured (evidently drug addicts aren’t the most respectful and gentle people, especially when they’re overdosing) and he didn’t want his officers exposed to that risk.[/quote]

I'm an ER nurse.

When you give Narcan to someone who is ODing, they come up fighting frequently.  They go from passed out to up and fighting. They're in a lot of pain and they are pissed off. They will fight cops.

They also frequently try to refuse going to the hospital because they are now awake and alert, and you have to restrain them and force them into the back of an ambulance. They have to go the hospital.  The half-life of Narcan is shorter than the half life of other opiates and when it wears off, they will continue to overdose unless someone is there to give them more Narcan.

I completely understand why a cop would want to wait for EMS to get there, strap the patient to the EMS stretcher, and then give Narcan. It's hard to fight or refuse transport when you're strapped to a stretcher. [/quote]

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