IPSD officers trained in use of Narcan

By RALPH ANSAMI

ransami@yourdailyglobe.com

IRONWOOD — With the number of heroin overdoses in Ironwood and across the nation rising, the Ironwood Public Safety Department has trained and equipped its officers with Narcan, used in drug cases.

“When officers arrive on the scene of overdoses with unconscious subjects, they can administer Narcan, which reduces the side effects of the substance the individual may have overdosed on,” said IPSD Director Andrew DiGiorgio,

People who have overdosed and receive Narcan are then transported to Aspirus Grand View Hospital’s emergency department by Beacon Am...