Crime & Safety
Firefighters Rescue Woman from Drug Overdose
A 21-year-old was saved Aug. 29 due to the Suffolk County Police Department's Narcan program.
Northport police were called to Laurel Avenue around 5 p.m. Aug. 29 to find an unconscious 21-year-old woman struggling to breathe.
According to a police report, the Northport Fire Department provided rescue breathing equipment, monitored her pulse and administered Narcan, which reverses the effects of a heroin or other opiates, to the woman. She regained consciousness and was transported to Huntington Hospital via Northport Rescue.
Suffolk County Police Department also responded to the scene.
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*This article has been updated. It originally stated an an SCPD officer administered the Narcan.
A hypodermic needle was also found at the scene.
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