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<br /> <br />Carrboro Police Again Successfully Use Naloxone to <br />Reverse Overdose <br /> <br />By Blake Hodge <br />Posted September 26, 2016 at 12:54 pm <br /> <br />Carrboro Police have once again utilized naloxone to reverse a drug overdose. <br />Officials say the patient in this case was transported to UNC Hospitals for treatment. <br />Administering naloxone reverses the effects of overdose, which allows an opportunity for <br />medical intervention to save the life of the user. <br />Carrboro Police have been on the forefront of the wave of law enforcement carrying the reversal <br />drug. CPD partnered with Orange County EMS, the Orange County Health Department and the <br />North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition to go forward with the program. <br />Authorities say this marks the third time an officer has used naloxone since officers began <br />carrying the drug in October 2014. The first instance was a successful overdose reversal in <br />January 2015. Just a few weeks later, in late February 2015, the second use of naloxone was <br />during the reversal of a triple overdose. <br />Law enforcement officials have been more open to carrying naloxone and thinking about <br />overdose as a health problem rather than a law-enforcement issue, even though illegal drugs or <br />illegal use of prescription drugs is the cause of some overdoses. <br />Police continue to ask that you call 911 if you suspect someone is in an overdose state and <br />remain with the subject of concern. <br />