Frank Rodriguez, a former drug addict and dealer, tours Philadelphia's open-air drug market and details the ins and outs of Narcan, an overdose reversal drug.
"A couple things that I always keep that I make sure I get out and have accessible as soon as I get to the city," Rodriguez said, opening his glove compartment. In it were rubber gloves and several doses of naloxone.
That’s why he makes it a point to check on addicts passed across Kensington, to make sure they’re not overdosing. As incentive for them to wake up, he warns them that the police will be forced to administer naloxone.CRISIS IN KENSINGTON: OPIOIDS HIT PHILADELPHIA LIKE AN ATOMIC BOMB. THIS MAN IS DOCUMENTING THE FALLOUT
"I was tapping him hard, and he was dozed off right through it," Rodriguez told Fox News, noting that he at first thought the man would need naloxone."His hands were all swollen, so he’s been like that for a little while."
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