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Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Bergen Prosecutor: 'Helping Hand' Continues To Reach Opioid Addicts
HACKENSACK, N.J. – More than three dozen heroin users arrested in Bergen County over a four-day period got more than summonses to appear in court: They were each also offered the opportunity to connect with a recovering addict who could one day help save his or her life. Of the 37 users given the chance, 19 of those charged with heroin agreed to work with a “recovery specialist” -- – a recovering addict who has remained clean and knows how to help them find treatment, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. A dozen of them completed 5-day detox and had long-term treatment options …
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Wappingers Falls Police Use Narcan To Rescue Overdose Victim
A Village of Wappingers Falls man is alive thanks to quick-acting cops and the use of Narcan. The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. Thursday when Officers Devin Ludwig and Joshua Kemlage responded the Tinkleman Plaza on Route 9 for a report of an unconscious male, said Sgt. P. Capparelli. When they arrived on scene they found a 30-year-old unresponsive man with shallow breathing and a light, but rapid pulse lying on his back in the parking lot. It was immediately determined that the man was experiencing an overdose of narcotics and they quickly administered Narcan, with no effect. A seco…
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Police Use Narcan To Save Overdose Victim In Wallkill
Some fast-thinking police officers in Orange County helped save a man’s life using Narcan to prevent a fatal overdose. Shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24, officers were dispatched to an Emergency Medical Services call at Round 1 Bowling and Amusement Center on Galleria Drive, where there were reports of a man possibly suffering from an overdose. Police said that upon arrival, officers found a 44-year-old Grahamsville man unconscious on the floor, demonstrating signs of an alleged overdose. The officers, with an assist by first responders from the Goshen Police Department proceeded…
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Narcan Used To Rescue Wallkill Woman, 24, Who Overdosed
Wallkill Sgt. Daniel Ward and Police Officer Daniel Graham responded to an Emergency Medical Services call earlier this month at a residence on Meadow Lakes Drive. Upon arrival, the officers discovered a 24-year-old female from the Town of Wallkill unconscious on a bedroom floor. The victim was unresponsive and demonstrating signs of an overdose. Police Officer Graham, assisted by Sergeant Ward, began administering emergency first aid, including the use of Department issued nasally delivered Narcan. Within a minute, the victim regained consciousness and w…
Monsey, NY
News
Ramapo Police Officers Use Narcan To Save Heroin Overdose Victims
Some quick-thinking police officers in Ramapo saved the lives of three potential fatal heroin overdoses throughout the month of January. The Ramapo Police Department reported this week that in January, officers were dispatched to numerous drug-related overdoses, including three instances where the individuals had become unconscious due to a heroin overdose. According to police, officers in those instances assessed that the potential victims were not breathing, and administered Narcan to revive them. Each of the subjects was later taken to local hospitals for additional treatment. Narcan is…
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Police Use Narcan To Rescue Overdose Victims In Westchester
Some fast thinking first responders saved the lives of a man and woman who were in danger of dying from a heroin overdose at a Greenburgh retail store. Greenburgh Police Department paramedics, officers and personnel from the Hartsdale Fire Department were dispatched to Michael’s retail store on North Central Avenue on Friday, Jan. 19, where there were reports of a woman inside who was suffering from cardiac arrest. Officials said that paramedics assessed that the woman was not breathing, and a drug overdose was the suspected cause. First responders provided medical attention, including the …
New City, NY
News
Opioid Event At Good Samaritan Hospital Offers Training To Avert Overdoses
Rockland County Executive Ed Day participated in an event on opioid addiction Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern. “Events like this are critically important to raise awareness and share strategies to combat this opioid epidemic. You have people who have been victims, people related to victims, medical professionals and people on the front lines of this crisis working together to have an impact on this scourge,” Day said. There were speakers who gave background information on the opioid epidemic, both nationally and throughout the Hudson Valley, according to John Lyon, a county …
Greenburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Quick Thinking Cops Use Narcan To Prevent Heroin Overdoses In Greenburgh
Some fast thinking first responders saved the lives of a man and woman who were in danger of dying from a heroin overdose at a Greenburgh retail store. Greenburgh Police Department paramedics, officers and personnel from the Hartsdale Fire Department were dispatched to Michael’s retail store on North Central Avenue on Friday, Jan. 19, where there were reports of a woman inside who was suffering from cardiac arrest. Officials said that paramedics assessed that hte woman was not breathing, and a drug overdose was the suspected cause. First responders provided medical attention, including the …
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Elmwood Park Police Revive Garfield OD Victim, 19, Found Face-Down In Snow
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- Elmwood Park police revived a 19-year-old overdose victim found face-down in the snow early Tuesday evening. It took two rounds of Narcan from Officer Chris Finn to help bring the unconscious victim around after he was found around 5 p.m. on Mill Street, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. The Elmwood Park Volunteer Ambulance Corps took him to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson. A resident who witnessed the save praised police and EMTs for their fast and decisive work in rescuing the victim.
