The North Judson-Wayne Township Fire Department is no closer to figuring out whether it can legally administer the opioid antidote Narcan. While the fire department is getting more and more drug overdose calls, firefighters have stopped carrying Narcan, since the department is not technically licensed to carry medication.
Overdose Lifeline, an Indianapolis-based non-profit, agreed last month to research the issue, to see whether firefighters may use Narcan without jeopardizing the department’s certification. Fire Chief Joe Leszek told the town council last week that he’s called the organization twice since then. He said both times, he was referred to someone else who said they’d check into it. That’s more or less the same thing that’s happened other times Leszek tried to research the issue.
He told council members that he’ll continue to follow up with Overdose Lifeline, but he doesn’t expect to get much information.
