An Ohio sheriff says that his deputies don't use the herion overdose drug Narcan now, and never will under his watch.
Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones's agency is the only one in southwestern ohio that doesn't use Narcan, according to WXIX-TV.
Jones say that when people who overdose are revived, they're often become violent after coming face to face with deputies.
"'I've seen reports to where people have been Narcaned 20 times," Jones told the news station. "Not 20 at one setting, but 20 separate times where the life squads and fire trucks and the police have to go out. But in Butler County, not so."
Only emergency medical technicians on ambulances in Butler County are allowed to carry and use Narcan.
Drug overdoses are the leading cause of death in Butler County, and the county is on track to break last year's record for the highest number of overdose deaths.
"The disturbing trend of overdose deaths involving fentanyl in Butler County continues at an alarming rate," Butler County Coroner Lisa Mannix told reporters at a recent press conference.
