The need for Narcan: As opioid overdoses increase, local law enforcement now also carry anti-heroin drug

BEMIDJI—When Bemidji police officers and firefighters arrived at the Petro Serve gas station at the western edge of town one afternoon in May, they found a woman close to death.

Officers had received a report of a suspected heroin overdose at the gas station. When they arrived, they saw that the victim's lips were turning blue. Her face was pale, and she was not breathing.

That's when the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office stepped in.

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