Downtown bylaw officers to be trained in administering Naloxone
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PRINCE GEORGE — Bylaw officers in Prince George’s downtown will be trained in administering Naloxone starting this fall in a one-year pilot project.
“Approximately ten City staff dedicated to the downtown from Bylaw Services and [outreach coordinators] will carry and may administer Naloxone under rare and extenuating circumstances,” reads a report to Prince George City Council from city manager Walter Babicz.
Naloxone is a fast-acting drug that temporarily reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. Naloxone is often injected into the arm or thigh on people who are overdosing on opioids such as heroin, fentanyl, morphine and codeine.
The report says that these staff are not trained primary health care or emergency service workers, but providing Naloxone can keep someone alive between the initial 9-1-1 call and when ambulance or Prince George Fire Rescue arrive.
