By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News

(CHICAGO)  In Chicago, there’s some good news to report about the epidemic of heroin overdoses.

Narcan, the prescription drug that saves lives in the many cases of heroin overdose, is now onboard all of the Chicago Fire Dept’s trucks and paramedic units.

Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago says it’s a big deal because time is of the essence in these emergencies.

“It is a big deal. There is an epidemic in the country with heroin overdoses,” Santiago said. “It’ll bring them down off that high and then you can see what you have. As you bring this person down, if anything starts to go wrong, you can go ahead and address that [because] we have paramedics on there.”

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