School district in Ohio votes to have officers carry overdose antidote

AKRON, Ohio (AP) – Officers patrolling public middle and high schools in one of northeast Ohio’s largest cities will start carrying the overdose antidote naloxone during the coming school year.
The Akron Board of Education voted 5-1 in favor of the policy Monday. Supporters say access to the antidote, also known by the brand name Narcan, could help prevent potential drug deaths amid the opioid epidemic.
Only board member Debbie Walsh dissented. Walsh tells the Akron Beacon Journal sh