Fentanyl Overdose Results in Police Successfully Administering Naloxone

At approximately 6:30 p.m., June 7, 2017, Patrol Officers were dispatched to a medical call reporting that a man was unresponsive after having taken fentanyl at a residence in the 800 block of 6th Street East. As Police arrived prior to MD Ambulance, Officers administered Naloxone, which resulted in the 19-year-old victim regaining consciousness. When MD Ambulance arrived, they transported the victim to hospital.SPS Patrol Officers began carrying Naloxone at the end of April.