Hundreds of doses of Narcan to be distributed in Northern Kentucky

WEBVTT SO FAR, NO ARRESTS HAVE BEENMADE.THE STATE OF ADDICTION HASKENTUCKY'S GOVERNOR MAKING ASTOP IN OUR AREA THIS MORNING.COLIN: AND IT CONCERNS GIVINGFIRST RESPONDERS THE TOOLS TOREVIVE THOSE WHO OVERDOSE.ANDREW SETTERS IS LIVE WITH ACLOSER LOOK AT THE NEWPARTNERSHIP.ANDREW?>> AN INTERESTING PARTNERSHIP.HEROIN AND OPIOID ADDICTION HASBEEN WRECKING LIVES ALL ACROSSTHE COUNTRY.SOME HELP ON THE WAY, THEKENTUCKY GOVERNOR ANNOUNCINGHUNDREDS OF DOSES OF NARCAN ONTHEIR WAY.THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE IN OURAREA TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THERESOURCES THAT WILL BE HEADEDHERE.NARCAN IS AN ANTI-OPIOIDMEDICATION THAT REVERSESOVERDOSES FROM THINGS LIKEHEROINE.THE GOVERNMENT WILL ANNOUNCETHAT MORE THAN 700 DOSES AREHEADED HERE FOR FIRSTRESPONDERS.THIS COMES AS SEVERAL COUNTIESARE FIGHTING THE OPIOID CRISISIN A DIFFERENT WAY.BOONE AND KENTON COUNTIES WILLFILE SUIT AGAINST SEVERAL BIGDRUG WHOLESALERS FOR FAILING TOSTOP ABNORMAL OR SUSPICIOUSORDERS THEY SAY FUEL THE OPIOIDCRISIS.A STRONG STATEMENT TO THE BOONECOUNTY EXECUTIVE COMPARED THERETAIL -- DRUG WHOLESALECOMPANIES TO DRUG DEALERSBECAUSE THEY BOTH DESTROYCOMMUNITIES.