State Troopers to Carry Life-Saving Drug

West Virginia State Police says troopers will begin to carry a life-saving drug that reverses the effects of opioid overdoses. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports there’s no time frame for when troopers will start carrying naloxone, but it’s in the planning stages now. West Virginia leads the nation in per capita drug overdose deaths. According to preliminary numbers, 628 deaths were reported last year. Dr. Rahul Gupta, director of the state Bureau for Public Health, says naloxone has been used 2,505 times by emergency medical responders through the middle of October.