In the near future , the police officers of New York ( New York Police Department - NYPD ) equipped with a heroin antidote , namely naloxone .
According to the station WNBC , " Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced today that it is providing funds amounting to 1.17 million U.S. dollars for the police to pay nearly 20,000 completeness of naloxone . "
Thus , approximately 56 % of the number of NYPD officers will be equipped with the drug . NYPD Commissioner explains how ironic way the state finally approved financing .
According to WPIX station , " The money obtained from the sale of unauthorized drugs now instead be used to help those who are addicted to drugs . "
When someone overdosing on heroin , he would stop breathing . But the effects of naloxone against it .
Station WNYW reported " Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said that when police are dealing with someone who is overdosing on heroin or other opioid pills , they can spray the naloxone into the nose of the person 's life and help them . "
WPIX station said that a district in the state of New York has been very successful with this program early last year using naloxone .
" Last year , Suffolk District police has saved 563 lives using the completeness of it. "
NYPD is not the only police force that will get the drug . A press release from the state prosecutor's office said that there are about 25,000 completeness ( the unit is worth 60 U.S. dollars ) will be distributed to 150 other official in the entire state of New York .
An early use of the drug program has saved five lives in Staten Island .
With this decision , the Metropolitan Transportation Authority following the NYPD ( Metropolitan Transportation Authority - MTA ) in New York City that has been equipped with the antidote in question .
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