. >> it's a drug often referred to as fla narcan. members of his department were first on the scene responding to renee's 911 call. just weeks later police would be trained and equipped with the drug that could have saved alex. heroin overdose deaths triple nationwide between 2010 and 2013. with a growing epidemic, police departments are changing their approach to drug addiction. arming police with antidotes rather than arrests. >> if we get to the scene first we can administer it. >> moloxone has been around for years, injected with a needle. but maryland is among dozens of states that allow emergency to carry narcan. the price has nearly doubled in the past year, leading to huge profits amphistar. >> do you think there will be lives lost as a result of police not being able to afford it? >> yes. if it gets to the point where it's cost-prohibited its users are going to stop carrying it. we could come an overdose and i could have used narcan. seconds count, you have to be there when they're overdosing. >> price increase caught the at