Which term describes a medication carried by officers to reverse opioid overdoses?

• A. Undercover Investigation
• B. Naloxone / Narcan
• C. Citizen Patrols
• D. Sting Operations

Answer: (B)

Naloxone, also known by the brand Narcan, is the medication used by officers to reverse opioid overdoses. It is an opioid receptor antagonist that rapidly binds to the same receptors in the brain that opioids activate, displacing the opioids and reversing life-threatening respiratory depression. Its quick onset and versatile administration—nasal spray or injection—make it a frontline tool for emergency response. The other options describe law enforcement activities, not a drug, so they don’t fit as overdose reversal medication.