An officer overdosed on fentanyl on duty. At first, police believed he had been “exposed” to fentanyl confiscated that day. After placing some in evidence, he had actually kept the rest to use. PSA: LEOs have the same substance use rates as the general population. Drug myths are bad for them, too.
A Mesa police officer overdosed on fentanyl in his patrol car. Is this the incident that fully awakens Arizona to the opioid epidemic?
Fentanyl "exposure" overdoses and "prisoners are responsible for the drugs in the jail" are the seminal drug-related myths of law enforcement.
The stigma against people who use drugs is so bad. It helps no one. It’s actually sad to see how his coworkers talk about him after he almost died. I don’t know what it will take to convince people that people who use drugs are in every profession and come from every walk of life, and they’re people