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Press release from San Diego County Sheriff's Department:
June 16, 2022
Beginning tomorrow, people in custody at all San Diego County Sheriff's Department Jails will have easy access to lifesaving medication to help prevent overdoses.
Naloxone is a medication that blocks the action of opioids or narcotics. Also known as Narcan, it comes as a nasal spray that can rapidly reverse the effects of opioids in the body so a person can breathe normally again.
The Narcan kits are placed in the common areas of the housing units, as well as visitation areas of detention facilities.
Individuals will watch an instructional video on administering the medication during the booking process. The instructional video will also be shown repeatedly in the housing units as a reminder for people in custody on how to administer the lifesaving drug. The medication in housing units also comes with a photo instruction. To watch the video, click here or the photo below.
The Sheriff's Department started research on the implementation of this program in 2021 by consulting and visiting various detention facilities across California.
This press release was produced by San Diego County Sheriff's Department. The views expressed here are the author's own.
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