SEYMOUR, Ind. — Seymour residents are responding to a dramatic uptick in heroin overdoses by learning how to administer Narcan.
Indianapolis-based Overdose Lifeline Inc. conducted the training. Founder, Justin Phillips, started the effort after her 20-year-old son, Aaron, overdosed on heroin in 2013. Phillips also teamed up Indiana senator Jim Merritt to pass Aaron’s Law that allows Hoosiers to obtain a Narcan prescription if they believe someone close to them is in danger of overdosing on opioids.
Seymour Police say in 2015, they investigated 19 overdoses. In 2016, there have been 15 reported to date.