Battling Drug Crisis, NH Fire Dept. Launching “Mobile Opioid Response Unit”

WMUR is reporting the capital city fire department is launching a new "mobile opioid response unit" that will follow ambulances responding to heroin-related calls in order to help overdose victims in particular find the treatment and rehabilitation they need. The Concord fire department unit will initially be funded by a recently received $127,000 federal grant and will provide immediate follow-up care to those needing medical intervention for overdose. Until now, the report says, emergency med

WMUR is reporting the capital city fire department is launching a new "mobile opioid response unit" that will follow ambulances responding to heroin-related calls in order to help overdose victims in particular find the treatment and rehabilitation they need. The Concord fire department unit will initially be funded by a recently received $127,000 federal grant and will provide immediate follow-up care to those needing medical intervention for overdose. Until now, the report says, emergency med…