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Officers Equipped with Lifesaving Medication to Combat Overdoses

Officers Equipped with Lifesaving Medication to Combat Overdoses

All Ventura Police Officers are now equipped with Naloxone. It is a medication used to reverse the effects of opioid overdose. Naloxone is administered through a nasal spray. When administered, Naloxone restores respiration within two to five minutes, and may prevent brain injury and death. It works on overdoses caused by opioids, which includes prescription […]