Middletown councilman asks if city can stop responding to overdoses

A city councilman in southwest Ohio has asked if it's possible for city emergency crews to stop responding to drug overdose calls as costs for those calls mount.The Hamilton-Middletown Journal News reports Middletown City Council member Dan Picard has asked if there is a law requiring the city to respond to overdose calls.Picard says arresting people who overdose increases the burden on taxpayers and strains the court system. He suggests issuing a court summons to individuals who overdose and or