title: Effective Use of Naloxone by Law Enforcement in Response to Multiple Opioid Overdoses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Growing rates of opioid abuse and overdose throughout the nation have lead some community organizations to develop naloxone administration programs.
  
  
  METHODS
  In Pitt County North Carolina, two of our law enforcement agencies were trained in the identification of opioid overdose and use of naloxone therapy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Attributed partially to introduction of fentanyl into the illicit drug market, our community experienced a 48-hour period in which officers successfully deployed five doses of antagonist medication to four individuals.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This article presents case descriptions demonstrating the feasibility and safety of law enforcement naloxone programs.
authors.forename: Bryan B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Kitch
authors.forename: Roberto C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Portela
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D035846:Law Enforcement; D008297:Male; D009270:Naloxone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009657:North Carolina; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D009270:Naloxone