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Police Officer in East Liverpool, Ohio makes traffic stop after seeing drug sale and accidentally touches white powder on his shirt at the station; overdoses on Fentanyl and requires four Narcan doses for revival.

Potency of synthetic opioid, Fentanyl, confirmed in story prompts city counsel to appeal to state legislature for stiffer controls where opioids are found.

"The incident rattled local officials enough that it became a topic of conversation at the city council meeting Monday night in East Liverpool, where Service-Safety Director Brian Allen called for legislation that would prevent anyone from entering a home where drugs like fentanyl or its more potent cousin, the elephant tranquilizer carfentanil, have been found, reported Morning Journal.

And in a Facebook post Monday, the city of East Liverpool called on state lawmakers to act.

“It’s time our state government drafts legislation to protect our safety forces from these harmful drugs,” the city wrote. “Those in possession not only pose a risk to themselves but everyone they come into contact with as well.”

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