07-07-2017 16:10 via 10tv.com

Ohio sheriff won't let deputies carry Narcan, citing safety

HAMILTON, Ohio -- A sheriff in an Ohio county with record numbers of overdose deaths in recent years is sticking to his long-standing refusal to allow deputies to carry an overdose-reversal drug.Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones says he remains opposed for safety reasons because people can become hostile and violent after being revived with Narcan. Deputies in neighboring counties in southwest Ohio do carry it."I don't do Narcan," Jones told The Cincinnati Enquirer. "They never carried it. Nor
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