The St. Luke's Miners Campus administration plans to donate 24 doses of the opioid reversing agent naloxone to three local law enforcement agencies.

The Carbon County Sheriff's Department and the Lehighton and Palmerton police departments will share the doses purchased by St. Luke's.St. Luke's Miners Campus physicians and members of the Lehighton EMS will provide training to the officers who will be using the naloxone.First responders say the cost of naloxone has doubled over time due to demand, which makes the purchase of the lifesaving medication cost prohibitive.The grant is no longer available due to high demand for the medication, so St. Luke's stepped in to cover the cost and donate the injectors.