 
San Francisco library  trains staff  to handle persons who overdose on drugs.
In addition to checking out and re-shelving books, San Francisco library staffers may soon be trained to give lifesaving medication to reverse overdoses among the growing number of heroin users mixing in with the homeless in and around the Main Library.
The idea surfaced after an addict was found dead in one of the Civic Center library’s restrooms in early February.
San Francisco’s Main Library has become a magnet for the city’s exploding homeless population. Coincidentally or not, the neighborhood has seen epidemic numbers of users of heroin and prescription painkillers – opioids such as codeine, morphine and OxyContin.
In 2016, the Main Library tracked 689 instances of patron misbehavior, ranging from vandalism and altercations to verbal disturbances and drug use[.]
… San Francisco has taken a compassionate approach when dealing with the problem, offering both free and unlimited access to syringes.
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