heroin overdoses

Asbury Park

City officials will ‘take action’ on overdose antidote access

With state's EMT waiver in place, threat of legal liability lifted

By Jill Bartlett


City officials will consider placing the anti-heroin-overdose drug Naloxone in the hands of Asbury Park first responders now that Emergency Medical Technicians have been given the go-ahead to administer the medicine without threat of legal ramifications. “The City Administration has never been opposed to this program and was awaiting the green light that we would […]

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Mar 24, 2014
Asbury Park

Thompson to council: Support use of anti-overdose drug

If successful, first responders would carry overdose antidote

By Jill Bartlett


In recognition of the recent rise in heroin abuse in Monmouth County, a city resident is leading an effort to put an overdoes antidote in the hands of first responders in Asbury Park. Randy Thompson [shown at right] sought the help of city policymakers at council meetings in January and February, explaining the benefits of […]

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Feb 14, 2014