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Amid the heroin epidemic, there is little disagreement over the effectiveness of naloxone, the medication that can revive opioid addicts from an overdose. It has come to be seen as an essential tool to combat the skyrocketing number of overdoses.

It’s easy to see why. The medication, used in the form of a spray or a shot, is simple to administer. Because it can send a person into immediate withdrawal and doesn’t produce a high, naloxone, also known by its brand name, Narcan, has no street value if diverted to the black market.

But even after states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania passed laws expanding access to the naloxone for first responders and protecting them from potential liability, some law enforcement agencies resist carrying the lifesaving medicine.

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<span class='image-component__caption' itemprop="caption">The contents of an emergency opioid overdose kit.</span>
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The contents of an emergency opioid overdose kit.

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