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WEBVTT CONTINUES OURCOVERAGE WITH THE D.A.'SNEWCONCERN.MEREDITH: NARCAN OFTEN MEANS ASECOND CHANCE FORPEOPLE WHOOVERDOSE ON OPIOIDS.>> WE'RIVING IN TRIPLE DIGITSTHE NUMBER OF LIVES WESAVEDIN LANCASTER COUNTY.>> BUT LANCASTER COUNTYDISTRICT ATTORNEY CRAIGSTEDMAN SAYS HE AND OTHERS INLAWENFORCEMENT ARE SHOCKED BYAN UNANTICIPATED MISUSE OFNARCAN.>> SORT OF A LIBERALIZATION OFFEARLESSNESS THAT'S CAUSINGTHEM TO USE EVEN MORE.IT'SAN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCEOF NARCAN, THAT IT'S ENABLINGPEOPLE TO TAKE EVENGREATERRISKS.MEREDITH: RISKS CALLED NARCANPARTIES WHERE STEDMAN SAYSADDICTS GATHER AND COMBINETHEIR STASHES OF HEROIN ANDNARCAN.>> THEY'RE GOING TO GET SOHIGH THAT THEY KNOW THERE'S AREALISTIC POTENTIAL OF THEMDYING THAT THEY'VE TAKEN STEPSTO DO IT.MEREDITH: DRUG DEALERS DON'TWANT ADDICTS TODIE, EITHER,THAT'S WHY STEDMAN SAYSTHEY'RE GIVING OR SELLINGNARCAN, ALONG WITH THE HEROIN.>> THE CUSTOMER IS OF KNOWVALUE TO THEM DEAD.SO THEY WANT TO ACTUALLY GIVETHEMTHE REASSURANCE THATTHEY'LL STILL BE ALIVE, ANDIT'S JUST SMART BUSINESS.MEREDITH: AND THE MISUSE OF A

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