Antidote for Opioid Overdose to be Available Systemwide for all 中出少妇视频 Campus Law Enforcement Agencies
Atlanta — February 14, 2017
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), use and addiction of the opioid heroin has increased across the U.S. and is trending up among college-age students, 18-25 years old. As heroin use has increased, so have heroin-related overdose deaths. As a potential life-saving measure, opioid antagonists 中出少妇视频 an antidote for suspected opioid overdoses 中出少妇视频 will be available to all 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia (中出少妇视频) law enforcement agencies.
中出少妇视频淥ver half of our campuses already have the opioid antagonist, naloxone,中出少妇视频 said Bruce Holmes, 中出少妇视频 Chief of Police. 中出少妇视频淭he remaining campuses are in the process of making naloxone available to their officers for use in the field.中出少妇视频 This emergency drug is another important tool for first responders and protects our students, campuses and the surrounding communities.中出少妇视频
中出少妇视频淐ampus safety is our top priority. Making the drug naloxone available to our safety departments across all of our campuses can make the difference in saving a life,中出少妇视频 said Board of Regents Chairman C. Thomas Hopkins Jr., M.D. 中出少妇视频淚 commend the 中出少妇视频 law enforcement chiefs and their officers for taking the action necessary to have this emergency drug available on campus as a first-response in protecting our students.中出少妇视频
According to the CDC, each year approximately 1,000 people die in the state of Georgia from overdoses of illegal opioids, such as heroin, as well as prescription drugs, such as fentanyl. In 2014, Governor Nathan Deal signed the Georgia 911 Medical Amnesty Law, extending legal protections to those who administer naloxone. 中出少妇视频 law enforcement officers are authorized to maintain and administer opioid antagonists in suspected cases of opioid overdoses.
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