LA Patrol Deputies To Be Equipped With Anti-Overdose Medication
Commander Judy Gerhardt lost a nephew to an opioid addiction and it drove her to try to make sure that tragedy didn't happen to other families.
KPCC:
LA Sheriff Equips Deputies To Stop Opioid ODs
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is poised to become one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the country to equip its patrol deputies with naloxone, a drug that can stop an opioid overdose. The agency is expected to hand out naloxone nasal spray kits to 600 deputies this week, with an eye toward getting the drug to more than 3,000 of its street cops by the end of the year, according to Commander Judy Gerhardt. (Stoltze, 6/7)
In other public health news —
KPBS:
Driving Stoned: San Diego Scientists Try To Find DUI Limit For Marijuana
On Friday and Saturday nights, according to roadside surveys conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, one out of five drivers has a drug other than alcohol in their system. The agency says the drug that showed the greatest increase between 2007 and 2014 was marijuana. (Goldberg, 6/7)
The Mercury News:
Uncomfortable Topics For Seniors To Be Discussed At Campbell Event
Seniors in Campbell are invited to a free seminar about topics that some might not feel too comfortable discussing with families or even a spouse. On June 27 the community center will have social worker Vivian Silva address topics like relationships, healthy aging, intimacy, sexuality and protection from sexually transmitted diseases...Silva said the main goal of the seminar is to combat ageism and to let seniors know they can lead a healthy, quality life. “I’ll talk about safe sex, how our bodies change as we age, living alone and relationships,” Silva said. (Leyva, 6/7)