Chatham Police To Receive Heroin Overdose Antidote From Atlantic Health

Chatham Borough and Chatham Township police will be part of a countywide Narcan refill program thanks to Atlantic Health System.

Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp announced Wednesday that 24 law enforcement agencies in the region would receive a portion of Atlantic Health’s donation of 170 doses (17 cases) to local police.

Narcan is an anti-opiate antidote used to counter the effects of an opiate overdose and can cost $42 per dose.

In 2015 the county’s law enforcement departments had a total of 42 Narcan saves. Sadly, 37 people died during the same timeframe due to drug overdoses.

The 24 Morris County towns receiving a portion of the Narcan doses are:

• Boonton Township
• Butler Borough
• Chatham Borough
• Chatham Township
• Chester Borough
• Denville Township
• Florham Park Borough
• Hanover Township
• Jefferson Township
• Lincoln Park Borough
• Long Hill Township
• Mendham Borough
• Mendham Township
• Mount Arlington Borough
• Morris County Sheriff’s Office
• Morris County Park Police
• Mt. Olive Township
• Netcong Borough
• Pequannock Township
• Riverdale Borough
• Rockaway Township
• Roxbury Township
• Washington Township
• Wharton Borough

“Narcan has become an important tool for members of law enforcement to use on the front lines of the heroin and opiate epidemic,” said Prosecutor Fredric Knapp. “Since the inception of the Morris County Narcan Program in the summer of 2014, Morris County law enforcement has been able to save numerous lives, providing overdose victims a second chance to seek treatment for their addiction. We greatly appreciate the support of Atlantic Health System and especially Director Alan Robinson for their continuing support and for putting a critical live-saving tool in the hands of law enforcement.”