MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, Wash. — A new program is up and running in Mountlake Terrace spearheaded by the city’s police department.
Police are working to get the opioid-reversal drug, Narcan, into the hands of community members.
“When someone’s in need of it, you pull the dose out, and they administer it,” said Scott King, commander with the Mountlake Terrace Police Department. “One nice thing about Narcan is you cannot overdose it with it. So, if someone doesn’t respond right away, we can use another dose and another dose.”
King said Mountlake Terrace officers have been equipped with Narcan since 2019. He said their officers save a handful of people
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