Several cities, including Indianapolis, contacted by CBS say they are spending more taxpayer dollars on Naloxone because the price has doubled and they are using more.
Emergency responders like Brake have to also use multiple doses to counter stronger opiates.
Brake says he has given up to six doses of Narcan to a patient, which he admits “is a lot.”
Opioids killed more than 33,000 people in 2015, compared with 21,000 in 2010.
Dan O’Donnell is the medical director for Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services.