Barron Co. Reaches Out to Community, Overdose Prevention Efforts Continue

Officials in Barron County have released the following as an effort to keep public safety a priority:

Over the past 24 hours, Law Enforcement in Barron County has given Narcan to 3 different subjects who were not fully responsive in public settings in separate areas across the county. Narcan is a life-saving medication that reverses a drug overdose. This is not a common occurrence for law enforcement in Barron county, especially 3 times in 24 hours.

While we continue to look into this, we want to make the public aware of this for two reasons:

If you see someone who looks like they’re sleeping in public, please call 911. We need to check on them.

There might be a bad batch of drugs in our county right now.

We don’t want anyone using drugs, but we really don’t want people dying from them. If you need help, call Barron County Human Services at 715-537-5691.

If you are a person who uses drugs, or if you are a friend, family member, or partner of someone who may be at high risk for an opioid overdose, Narcan is available for free at Barron County Public Health. Call 715-537-5691. Narcan can also be discretely mailed to you at no cost. Click HERE ON THIS link for more information on that