Bruck, a former Middletown police chief, said the Ohio Attorney General’s Office is recommending communities have police carry the reversal drug to get an overdose victim to start breathing again. He also said there is immunity provided to police who administer the drug trying to save someone’s life.
Village Manager Sherry Callahan said she is working on a draft policy for council to consider at an upcoming meeting.
She said Bruck is working on finding a low cost/no cost solution so officers can have the drug on hand to save a victim or in case of an innocent victim or officer who gets exposed.
Callahan said once the policy is completed, she said officers will begin training so that they can carry naloxone or Narcan. She said Fire Chief Joel Holbrook will coordinate the training of police officers.
The drug is available at most pharmacies and costs about $75 a dose. It can be purchased by anyone without a prescription.
If approved, Carlisle would join Dayton police, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, the Ohio Highway Patrol and Miami University police among law enforcement agencies whose officers carry Narcan. Other local police departments do not carry the drug in cruisers, citing prompt EMS response times to incidents.
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