Learn Wednesday How to Acquire and Administer Naloxone to Prevent an Opioid Overdose Death

Darien Man, 22, Overdoses on Heroin, Gets Naloxone

Police Now Will Administer Life-Saving Naloxone for Heroin Overdoses

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Opioid related overdose deaths in Connecticut have grown at four times the national average since 2012. Narcan (naloxone) is an opiate antidote. It blocks the effects of opioids and reverses an overdose. Trained individuals are allowed to possess and administer Narcan to a person having an overdose. Come to Darien Library from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4 for “How to Respond to an Overdose: Narcan Information and Training.”

The training session will have a demonstration on how to acquire and administer Narcan.

A 22-year-old Darien man overdosed on heroin and received an injection of Narcan, a brand of Naloxone, from first responders after a family member found him, according to Darien police. A Darien EMS-Post 53 ambulance which responded to the Nov. 23 call took the man to Stamford Hospital for treatment. He survived the incident, police said. Darien EMS-Post 53 crews are trained in the use of Naloxone, which can quickly counteract the dangers of a heroin overdose, although the effect is temporary and further treatment at a hospital is soon needed.

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Darien police have announced that police officers have been trained in using naloxone, a medicine that can dramatically turn around some heroin overdoses for temporary periods (although the patient will need to get to a hospital for further treatment). A Darien EMS volunteer recently described how Darien EMS-Post 53 used naloxone (specifically the “Narcan” brand of naloxone) on a patient twice within a few days. What follows is the police announcement and an excerpt from a recent Darien.com article about the use of the drug, which was described at the Nov. 5 “StraightTalk” panel discussion. Here’s the Darien Police Department announcement:

Over the past week, officers from the Darien Police Department were trained in the use of naloxone (“Narcan”).