A change in the way police respond to drug-related overdose emergencies could contribute to improved outcomes of the victims and to the communities where overdoses occur, a recent study from Rhode Island Hospital has found. The study found that while law enforcement officers often serve as medical first responders, there is a lack of clarity as to what police can do, or should do, at the scene of an overdose. The study is published online in advance of print in ...Saturday, 28 September 2013
Outcomes may be Improved by Changing Laws, Attitudes of Police Response to Drug Overdose
A change in the way police respond to drug-related overdose emergencies could contribute to improved outcomes of the victims and to the communities where overdoses occur, a recent study from Rhode Island Hospital has found. The study found that while law enforcement officers often serve as medical first responders, there is a lack of clarity as to what police can do, or should do, at the scene of an overdose. The study is published online in advance of print in ...
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