Should all law enforcement carry Narcan

[Adelaide]

Boy Do I disagree with that, giving the homeless anything related to a drug is a NO NO, there are too many mentally ill homeless and too many that prey on others and take every little thing they aquire, they get drunk they get high and too many of them would be eating narcan. You cant entrust the homeless like that you have to set up dispensaries in close proximity of them that are controlled.

You can't get high off Narcan. You get flu-like symptoms in like 98% of cases where it isn't needed.

[Cletus]

Hospitals don't go, "Well, this person dying of a drug overdose doesn't have insurance so we probably shouldn't administer Narcan"

That is because they are prohibited from doing so by law.

If they weren't, you can bet they would.

[Adelaide]

That is what ambulances are for, people who are trained to do this. They should be required to have this on hand. Next they will want officers performing surgery beside the road. Where is it going to end.

They don't always get there first. If it is a small town, if it is a large city (try getting through NYC traffic)... comparing it to surgery is kind of ridiculous. Ambulances don't provide surgery, just so you know.

[Captain Obvious]

I wouldn't.

So one bad outcome and some roach lawyer can sue the $#@! out of the police force because cops aren't caregivers?

$#@!ing lawyers...

[gamewell45]

A poor one.

Your opinion is duly noted.

[Adelaide]

It doesn't matter. I worked in a medical field, I couldn't give anyone an aspirin if the Dr. didn't prescribe or ok it. There is too many things that could go wrong with this. And who is going to be liable, the cop.

Flu-like symptoms are what result from getting Narcan when you don't need it. A very rare complication would be heart problems or coma. Majority of the people "in the field" who are getting Narcan are unconscious and barely breathing, so a little Narcan is probably not the same as giving people a blood thinning agent (that a significant number of people have an allergy to) without a doctor's note in non-emergent situations?

How do you feel about epi-pens?

[Adelaide]

Many police offers now keep AED devices in their car. I guess some people think that’s a bad idea because that was once the job of EMT’s.

And they are freely available in many public places, like parks and recreational facilities. Guess what? Potentially more harmful than Narcan but I guess people don't like dying of cardiac-related emergencies.

[Adelaide]

I think every drug addict should buy and carry their own narcan. Treat it like an individual first aid kit.

Um...

You probably also think you can kiss your own elbow. Go on - try it - take a photo...

[Adelaide]

And you want taxpayers to foot the bill for every police officer to carry it?

I think that in order to save money, police should just stay in their cars. Actually, I think we should sell the cars and have them sit on their ass in a building all day. But let's sell the building! Even better, let's stop paying for the police officers and cut down on payroll.

Problem solved. Amirite?

[Cletus]

Um...

You probably also think you can kiss your own elbow. Go on - try it - take a photo...

His idea actually isn't a bad one if you look at in a military context.

Every soldier should carry at least a pressure bandage as part of his basic kit. If he is wounded, whoever responds to him will use the wounded man's own bandage on him. You could do the same with junkies. Tell them if they are carrying Narcan, the first responder will use it on them. If they are not carrying any... oh, well.