Some Boston hospitals' security officers carry opiate antidote so they can save the lives of drug users who overdose in the facility, according to an article on the Emergency Management website.
In an attempt to keep themselves from overdosing on drugs, addicts have started shooting up in the bathrooms, halls and parking facilities of hospitals.
Some drug users who shoot up in facility bathrooms are tying emergency pull cords to their bodies so alarms will sound if they collapse after an OD.
Boston Medical Center started equipping its security officers with Narcan last year.
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