Several Clark County Deputies have been equipped with Narcan kits. The drug has been very effective in reviving people who have had an opiate overdose.

"I wanted to equip the Deputies on the street with Narcan, but did not have the money for the kits," said Sheriff Gene Kelly. "The Clark County Health Department obtained a grant fo the kits."

The kits have already been used twice in Bethel Township.

On February 6, deputies responded to Frayne Dr. for a 42-year-old male reported unresponsive in the bathroom with drug paraphernalia present. Deputy Amanda Anderson found a faint pulse on the victim and tried a sternum rub, but it was ineffective. She used her AED to apply CPR. She then administered two doses of Narcan three minutes apart. When Bethel Township Medics arrived, they administered three more doses, then transported the victim to the hospital.

The next day, deputies responded to W. National Rd. at Ravenwood, and found a female unresponsive seated in her car. The deputy spilled half of the Narcan dose, but administered the other half and about 20 seconds later, the woman came around.

The woman told deputies that she had taken heroin.

"Last year, 12,000 people were saved by Narcan," said Kelly. "I will find themoney to keep the life-saving drug on the street."

Kelly said he may use drug money to purchase additional Narcan kits, and said that he is determined to find the money to "protect citizens of Clark County from themselves."

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