Tuesday, August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day, and several community groups will host an all-day event at the Missoula County Courthouse to enhance public awareness.
Ravalli County Sheriff Steve Holton says his office has trained deputies and detention officers in the use of the opiod counter drug called Narcan, the brand name for the opiod antagonist drug called Nalaxone.
The Missoula County Sheriff’s Office utilizes their K-9 officers in many ways, but one of their primary tasks is detecting dangerous drugs, and the work can be dangerous, especially when the dogs inhale harmful substances, like fentanyl.