The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has welcomed the Western Australian Government's decision to equip Police Officers with naloxone. It comes following Police Minister Paul Papalia and Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson announcing that it will be added to the WA Police Force tool kit. The opioid antagonist drug can temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose from drugs such as oxycodone, fentanyl, or heroin. Available via an intranasal spray, naloxone is completely free under the Take Home Naloxone program in a range of locations including participating pharmacies, alcohol and drug treatment centres, custodial release programs, and needle and syringe programs.

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