Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Police in Bristol borough and township have been awarded more doses of a life-saving anti-opioid overdose antidote Naloxone, more commonly known as Narcan.
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The grant from Kaleo Pharmaceuticals comes after an initial roll-out of the antidote earlier this year. Through a mutual assistance agreement, Bristol Township and Bristol Borough police will share the doses.
Kaleo’s grant will allow police to receive 400 doses of the EVZIO auto-injectors preloaded with Narcan, according to Bristol Township authorities. The value of the doses is roughly $96,000.
Bristol Township’s injectors, which were purchased through a grant, instruct officers how to use the device on the victim of an overdose. Many surrounding towns use nasal atomisers to administer Narcan.
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Kaleo has been impressed with Bristol Township’s use of their product since officers received it in spring, police said.
“It’s clear – heroin kills and Narcan saves,” Bucks County’s Chief of Prosecution Matt Weintraub told reporters earlier this year.
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