The NYPD has begun training its officers on the use of Naloxone, also called Narcan, an effective antidote to heroin overdose. It works as an opioid receptor antagonist and acts to prevent opiates (heroin, morphine, etc.) from depressing the central nervous system. This is some really cool stuff. The Quincy, MA police department deployed it and in 211 heroin overdoses it had a success rate of 95%.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/27/us/new...tml?hpt=hp_bn1
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