MINOT, N.D. (AP) - A Ward County sheriff’s deputy has used an overdose antidote to save a man who reportedly had overdosed on heroin.
Sheriff’s deputies overheard a radio traffic call for an ambulance in the area of a trailer park in southeast Minot early Saturday. The caller said a man was unconscious because of a heroin overdose, so deputies responded and found the man unconscious.
The deputy administered Narcan, the brand name of the overdose antidote naloxone. The sheriff’s department says the man recovered a few minutes later and was treated by an ambulance crew.
The sheriff’s department bought Narcan to offset opioid overdoses several months ago. This is the first time a Ward County deputy has used the medication since all patrol deputies began carrying it.
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