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Seaford Officers Must Carry Narcan for Drug Overdose

savelife.com

The Seaford Police Department now requires all of its officers to carry the overdose reversal drug Narcan.

WBOC reports that the department says it has seen a rise in the number of overdose deaths in recent years.

Last year they said they responded to 48 overdoses 4 of which were fatal.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.