they are carrying narcam. they received training in how to use the life saving treatment. narcan is kus used to reverse a drug overdose and has become needed tool with spike of heroin in atlantic county and they're alerting public to dangerous batch of heroin that may be responsible for as many as 5 overdoses and a medical trainer explained the symptoms officer will be looking for in order to use narcan. >> the breathing we're looking for with the respiratory system is depressed from heavy use of drugs and if it's opiate type drug like heroin or ox yes codon't, pills, this should reverse the use of it. >> those bags of bad heroin are stamped with phrase one stop in purple lettering and have been linked to several owe overdoses. they are equipped with narcam in hope of saving lives. >> "action news" this saturday morning a family in it colorado trying to figure out exactly what paralyzed their young son. they're looking to bring the boy to philadelphia for help. we'll have their story. a product claims to be the perfect solution for gas emergencies. never get stranded in yo

. >> so this is my narcam.i have a fear that my husband's going to relapse and i'm going to find him dead. you just put this in here and squirt it up their nose. >> now in most cases, as i understand it, they're right out of it. >> they're right out of it and they're instantly sick. >> they don't wake up happy. but they wake up. >> but they wake up. >> somebody's blue there. >> on the floor. >> are you saving that life? >> yep, saving that life. absolutely. and then kicking their ass [ laughter ] >> better now? life better now? >> absolutely. my kids have been home three years. you know, i no longer have to watch my back. you know, i live a pretty straight and narrow life, which, you know, people might say is boring, but i love my life today. i'm grateful. >> where are we headed? >> this way. >> oh, okay. >> to the recover projects. this is where my recovery started. >> started nearly a decade ago in one of the two main streets of greenfield, the recover project is community-based. an open arms program aimed at

for five dover doses and medical trainer explained symptoms officers will look for in order to use narcam. >> absence of breathing whether respiratory system depressed from heavy use of drugs and if it's opiate type drug like heroin or oxycodone pills sometimes people take this should reverse the use of it. >> police say those bags of bad heroin are stamped with the phrase one stop in purple lettering they have been linked to several overdoses. these atlantic city responding to such calls few have first aid training and are equipment with narcan in hopes of saving lives. >> promisinging news the flier's veteran defense man kimmo timonen took to the high school for the first time nearly a year and a horse is in need of rescue after it got stuck in a baming tub. chris. >> shirleen coming up in weather if you are sick and tired of cold temperatures take a look at what future tracker is suggesting tomorrow. in the 7-day forecast we have coldest air of the entire winter season. i'll have details for you with i get out of work, and i go to the store, and somebody says, smellin' around, "i smell

we also started a program called the dupage-narcam project where we fitted every police with narcan whichpure antidote to counter act someone who is having an overdose. >> and does it work? >> it works very well if you catch the person before they have died or they before they have brain death it's a very very strong antidote for heroin and people will wake up within one minute and be completely awake from the heroin overdose with the drug. >> can it be used in other cities or is it being used in other cities as well? >> yes it is used around america, the department of justice has put out quite a number of advisories that narcan and neloxin is the regular name that should be used and be available to anyone who has got an addiction problem, to all first responders again, it was mentioned that we are now outfitting nurses and schools and actually had a couple of overdoses in our schools. so this should be available to help save these people from overdosing because that is not the path to recovery we need people to get into recovery so they can be productive citizens. >> dr. richard jorgenso