This week, Lisa’s guest is Paul Ressler, CEO and founder of TOPAC (The Overdose Prevention Agency Corporation.) TOPAC provides training, namely NARCAN, for individuals wanting to learn how and when to administer the drug to reverse the effects of heroin. So far, TOPAC has trained hundreds of people on a volunteer basis. In addition to providing NARCAN training, Paul, along with a group of citizens from Monmouth, Ocean and Mercer Counties were instrumental in implementing the Overdose Protection Act, also known as the Good Samaritan Law back in 2014, which provides immunity from prosecution to anyone who seeks emergency treatment for a friend or family member who is experiencing an overdose. If someone calls 911 to report an overdose and is in fact in possession of narcotics, they will not be arrested. This is to ensure the individual receives critical care and treatment such as narcan and hospitalization in an overdose crisis, rather than succumb to an overdose.