Statesboro police officers will now carry the opioid-blocking drug naloxone in a nasal spray to administer to people who overdose on opioids such as heroin, oxycodone and fentanyl. One shift of the Statesboro Police Department’s officers completed a brief training session Thursday afternoon on how to handle the potentially lifesaving antidote, and the rest are scheduled for sessions Friday and Saturday. The department purchased 76 naloxone kits with a $2,850 grant from the Medical Association of Georgia Foundation at no cost to the city.
SPD officers issued opioid-blocking drug
Training session held Thursday