>>VIC MICOLUCCI: ENDING OVERDOSE AS WE CONTINUE TO SHED LIGHT ON THE OVERDOSE
EPIDEMIC THIS MORNING. WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW
THAT YOU YOURSELF CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE AND SAVE A LIFE IN
DUVAL CLAY AND NASSAU
COUNTIES. THE CDC REPORTS THAT
651 PEOPLE DIED BY OVERDOSES
JUST LAST YEAR. WE’RE TALKING
ABOUT 2021 ONLY THE LARGEST
CAUSE FENTANYL. THAT’S WHY THE
NONPROFIT DRUG FREE DUVAL IS
OFFERING YOU THE MEDICATION
AND THE TRAINING TO REVERSE
THE EFFECTS OF A FENTANYL
OVERDOSE.
>> I WANT YOU NEED POLICE FIRE
MEDICAL. I WANT TO READ PEOPLE
THAT FAMILY THAT IN THE PAST,
THOUGH, NOT WAKING UP IN MY
PARKING LOT. IT TURNED OUT TO
BE 3 PEOPLE, 2 MEN AND A
WOMAN.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: YOU’RE
LOOKING AT BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE
OF SEMINOLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S
DEPUTIES RESPONDING TO A
TRIPLE OVERDOSE ON A SATURDAY
NIGHT. GOT YOUR SNACK AND
ADAM, YOU’RE SCREAMING. YOU’RE
SHAKING STUFF AROUND, MOVING
THINGS. THEY’RE NOT DOING A
THING. INVESTIGATORS SAY THESE
3 PEOPLE WERE OVERDOSING ON
DRUGS LACED WITH FENTANYL. ONE
OF THE STRONGEST OPIOIDS IN
THE WORLD. FORTUNATELY FOR
THEM, DEPUTIES HERE, KERRY,
NOR CAN. IT’S A NASAL SPRAY
THAT REVERSES THE EFFECTS OF
AN OVERDOSE COME ON. THEY GO.
WE GO HARD TO BELIEVE THAT
JUST TAKING ONE LITTLE
CAPSULE. COULD END YOUR LIFE.
>> IT REALLY IS. AND THIS
REALLY IS A SERIOUS MOMENT IN
TIME. SUSAN PITTMAN AND SALLY
FAN RUN DRUG FREE, DUVAL.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: THEY’VE SEEN
THE ALARMING RISING NUMBERS OF
FENTANYL DEATHS THROUGHOUT THE
AREA AND THEY’RE WORKING
SOLUTIONS THROUGH A
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF
JACKSONVILLE AND JFRD. THANKS
TO A GRANT THEY’RE GIVING
EVERYONE NOT JUST FIRST
RESPONDERS, FREE ACCESS TO THE
LIFESAVING MEDICATION DUVAL
OFFERS THE KNOT CAN TRAINING
TWICE A MONTH WITHOUT FAIL ON
THE 15TH AND THE 30TH FOR
CHOICE. SO TAKE ME THROUGH
THAT FIRST THING THAT WE DO IS
TRY TO SEE IS THE PERSON EVEN
AWAKE. YOU KNOW, SOUTH-SOUTH.
IF SHE DOESN’T RESPOND, I’M
GOING TO STEP 2 AND STEP 2 IS
ALWAYS CALL 9-1-1. BASICALLY
THE PERSON IS LET YOU LAYING
THEM, LAID THEM DOWN ON THEIR
BACK.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: AND THEN YOU
JUST TAKE IT AND YOU PUT THE
NOZZLE UP THE PERSON’S AND
WRITE 2 FINGERS. AND THEN YOU
SOME PLUNGES AND ONE-DOSE GOES
INTO ONE NOSTRIL. I DO WANT TO
POINT OUT THIS IS ONLY PART OF
THEIR TRAINING, WHICH IS A
STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS TO KEEP
OVERDOSE PATIENTS ALIVE UNTIL
RESCUE ARRIVES.
>> THEY SAY NARC CAN DOESN’T
HURT SOMEONE. IN CASE YOU
MISSED JUDGE AND THEY’RE
SUFFERING FROM ANOTHER MEDICAL
CONDITION.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: AND IF YOU’RE
WORRIED, FLORIDA LAW PROTECTS
YOU THE GOOD SAMARITAN IN CASE
ANYTHING HAPPENS AND IT’S THE
LAW THAT’S GOING TO GET YOU TO
GO. OKAY. CAN DO IT. I CAN
TAKE THIS STEP AND I CAN DO
IT. THE GOOD SAMARITAN 9-1-1
LAW MEANS YOU CAN CALL POLICE
AND FIRE IF SOMEONE IS
OVERDOSING AND AVOID ARREST
AND PROSECUTION, EVEN IF
YOU’RE INVOLVED WITH DRUG USE
OR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, THE
FLORIDA NO LOCKS OLOL LET YOU
HAVE NARCAN A PRESCRIPTION AND
USE IT ON SOMEONE ELSE
INCLUDING COMPLETE STRANGERS.
>> WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES THAT
MAKE KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE
LEGAL PROTECTION? IT MAKES A
HUGE DIFFERENCE. AND THEY
FOUND GREAT SUCCESS LOCALLY.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: SINCE DRUG
FREE DUVAL STARTED THE NARCAN
PROGRAM ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO WITH
ITS PARTNERS. THEY’VE GOTTEN
REPORTS THAT 81 CIVILIANS HAVE
USED THEIR NARC AND MEANING
THE PROJECT POTENTIALLY SAVED
81 LIVES. SO OBVIOUSLY MORE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN THE
TRAINING NOW HAVE IT ON HAND,
HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO USE IT
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: ARE USING IT
AND ARE SAVING A LIFE. WE WANT
TO MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU TO GET
THIS FREE NARCAN TRAINING AS
WELL AS YOUR KIT. SO GRAB YOUR
PHONE RIGHT NOW AND OPEN UP
YOUR CAMERA APP. HOLD IT UP TO
THE QR CODE ON THE TOP RIGHT
CORNER OF YOUR SCREEN. YOU SEE
IT. IT’S RIGHT THERE. IT WILL
TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO THIS
STORY ON OUR WEBSITE SO THAT
YOU CAN SIGN UP WITH DRUG FREE
DUVAL AND GET YOUR PACKET OF
NEWARK AND MAILED STRAIGHT TO
YOU. THE VIRTUAL CLASSES ARE
TWICE A MONTH. YOU DO NOT HAVE
TO BE A DUVAL COUNTY RESIDENT
TO TAKE PART. YOU CAN REALLY
LIVE ANYWHERE. AND AGAIN, THIS
WILL NOT COST YOU A PENNY HELP
LIKE THIS IS AVAILABLE BECAUSE
WE DON’T WANT TO LOSE ANOTHER
LIFE TO FENTANYL. CHANDLER
COOK WAS JUST 28 YEARS OLD.
WHEN FENTANYL TOOK HIS LIFE.
>> THE DANGER IS REAL. THIS