Loyola Medicine, Cook County Train 30 Police Departments on Using Narcan® to Combat Opioid Crisis
More than 1,900 officers from 30 suburban Cook County police departments, Cook County Sheriff's Department and Cook County Forest Preserve Police will soon be equipped to administer Narcan® when they encounter someone overdosing from opioids, thanks to a collaboration between Loyola Medicine and the Cook County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
Narcan® counteracts the life-threatening effects of opioid overdose.