But inhaling powerful opioids can be deadly, so officers have a new tool to protect their four-legged partners: naloxone, a drug that has already been used for years to reverse overdoses in humans. Law enforcement officers have started carrying naloxone with them on drug raids, when K-9s are often sent into houses or cars to find narcotics. For both humans and dogs, naloxone can be administered through an injection or a nasal spray. With a prescription from a veterinarian for specific police dogs, the Food and Drug Administration says, human naloxone can be used on them. Last year, the Drug Enforcement Administration released a video warning officers a very small amount of fentanyl ingested or absorbed through the skin can be lethal.

Source: The China Post June 01, 2017 05:15 UTC