Naloxone: My Campaign
For the last to years (and more) I have been campaigning to have our first responders in the City of Belfast to be equipped with Naloxone. I have specifically targeted my campaign at the Police who do not currently carry the drug; and I feel that I need to begin by saying that our Police are some of the best and brightest; targeting drug dealers, intervening into critical situations and going above and beyond the call of duty whilst serving an a difficult environment in Northern Ireland. Therefore as I mention the PSNI, it is primarily in the context of their policies rather than Officers from the organisation. So let me begin by giving some kind of context to my campaign. Back in October 2018 I met with the (then) Boston Police Commissioner Bill Evans, an incredible man who oozed Boston - from a Police family he joined as a young man and worked his way up the ranks to be appointed by the Mayor as the man in charge of Police in the City. Bill and I disc...