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and helping those with addiction get help. during this time of awareness — it appears a troubling new trend is making headlines. drug users — getting high in a place you would not necessarily expect. public libraries 47 abc’s justina coronel reports. track 1 libraries… quiet. free access. it’s a great place — to expand your mind. but it appears — more than book worms are taking advantage of these resources. drug users… 5.38 as a public building where they are going for an environment to get settle in, public libraries are unique and people know that. they know that they are typically not judged in a public library, they may not be asked to leave. 5.55 track 2 recent reports from the associated press show across the country — show librarians are not just finding people using drugs in their facilities — some are overdosing. which is why the american libraries association is now encouraging librarians to be trained to administer naloxone — which many refer to as the overdose antidote. the wicomico public library is now working with the wicomico health department to host free naloxone training sessions. and the health department admits — the naloxone kits are now better than those offered in prior years. the naloxone or narcan is more concentrated you get 4 miligrams per applicator compared to miligrams that we had in the older kits. track 3 the executive director of wicomico public libraries states they haven’t encountered a drug overdose in any of their facilities — but they’re making sure their employees are aware — and know how to take action. whether it’s making sure if someone’s behavior is questionable is approached and talked to we find out if they need assistance from the health department or another service, we try to be proactive about it. track 4 justina coronel 47 abc. wicomico public library says if this issue becomes a problem – in the future – they will take the proper steps forward to fix it – such as having an onsite social worker. if you would like to be certified to administer naloxone — head over to our website 47 abc dot com — where we have a link to the wicomico county program — where you can register for training online. a new castle police officer has reportedly been