It may be easier for police officers to carry Naloxone but Windsor officers will not.

The province amended a key regulation in the Police Services Act on Tuesday.

Chiefs will no longer be required to tell the Special Investigations Unit if an officer used Naloxone and the person later dies.

Earlier this year, Windsor police chief Al Frederick said his officers would not use the kits until there is legislation protecting officers from SIU investigations and potential punishment for trying to save a life.

Even with the change in legislation, Frederick said Tuesday his officers will not carry naloxone.

The news comes as police investigate four suspected overdose deaths in the city on the weekend.

Frederick said the four people who died were all men and three involved different drugs.

"It causes concern and as an organization and I think as individuals we know any narcotic whether it's illicit or a narcotic that's administered through prescription if it's abused, it can cause you harm and if it's abused significantly it can cause you death," said Frederick.

Naloxone, also sold as Narcan, is a life-saving medication used to block the effects of opioids, especially in an overdose.

The SIU is called in whenever police are involved in a citizen being injured or killed.