Susan Herman, NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Collaborative Policing, speaking at Operation Survival’s opioid awareness event at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Deputy Commissioner Herman stressed that “mental health goes with addiction”, and officers have been trained to use Naloxone — saving 280 lives in 2017. Yet, the numbers of deaths are still rising (1441 total in NYC in 2017, 350 in Brooklyn alone — more than homicides and car accidents combined). In response, the “Good Samaritan Law” has been introduced by NYPD: Nobody will be arrested for calling 911 during an overdose. In addition, 2 new treatment centers to open in 2018 — as an option instead of actual arrest due to drug use — which will result in no record of even being there as long as you agree to get said treatment.
