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Drug Overdose Deaths

  • Chuck Harris, Porter County Substance Abuse Council president and originator of the Phoenix award, holds the award.
    Police officers recognized for stopping overdoses
    Michael Gallenberger
    Reviving individuals experiencing drug overdoses is becoming a more common part of police officers' duties. The Porter County Substance Abuse Council presents the Phoenix Award to officers who save lives using the overdose reversal drug Narcan. This year, it gave out 65 of them.