ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Albuquerque police vehicles could soon be equipped with the anti-overdose drug naloxone.
The City Council voted Monday to equip at least half of the police department’s vehicles with the drug by Sept. 30, with the remaining vehicles getting them by the end of the year.
Mayor Richard Berry still needs to approve the resolution, which speeds up deadlines for implementing a naloxone program the council previously approved in October.
The City Council has approved $10,000 for the naloxone program.
Albuquerque Police Department union President Shaun Willoughby says he is not sure police should be administering the drug, as they aren’t trained medical technicians.
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