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Only 37% of police officers give naloxone to OD victims
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
alcoholism and drug abuse weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7591
pISSN - 1042-1394
DOI - 10.1002/adaw.32842
Subject(s) - (+) naloxone , law enforcement , compassion , opioid overdose , preparedness , psychology , criminology , medical emergency , medicine , opioid , law , psychiatry , political science , receptor
According to a recent study, among police officers who responded to overdose calls in the last six months, only 37% administered naloxone on the scene, and 36% made an arrest, despite the fact that some of the states had a Good Samaritan Law — which protects people who make calls to police for overdoses — in effect. The study, “Knowledge, preparedness, and compassion fatigue among law enforcement officers who respond to opioid overdose,” is in the current issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence . Most of the officers knew whether or not their state had a Good Samaritan Law, but only 26% knew that the law protects people on the scene from arrest.