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Last updated on Friday, March 20, 2015
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Heroin is potent and addictive all on its own, but the DEA warns that some suppliers are coupling heroin with another powerful narcotic - fentanyl.
Scott Watson with Heartland Intervention says the combination is suspected in overdose deaths across the country.
He added the victims have no idea their heroin was mixed with the drug - 100 times more powerful than morphine.
At the Statehouse Wednesday, lawmakers heard testimony on the effectiveness of last year's legislation allowing first responders to administer the heroin antidote Narcan in the field. Indianapolis alone saved more than 65 people by using the medication.
Now, the push is on to expand the law to allow civilians to administer Narcan to loved ones who have overdosed.
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