Sebastopol Officer Uses Narcan To Revive Man From Opioid Overdose

SEBASTOPOL, CA — A Sebastopol police officer recently put their training to use when responding to a call about a possible overdose at a local hotel.

A 911 call about the possible overdose was received around 10 a.m. Sunday; officers got to the hotel at 10:02 a.m. and when they entered the hotel room, found an unresponsive man.

"The subject had bloody foam coming from his mouth, was blue in the face, and was displaying agonal [difficulty] breathing," Sebastopol police said in a news release.

Intravenous drug paraphernalia and other indicators of drug use were in plain sight, and officers determined the man was likely suffering from an opiate overdose, police said.

The Sebastopol Police Department noted that its officers regularly respond to medical calls, and have been trained in the use of lifesaving measures including Naloxone —commonly known as Narcan — an opioid antagonist agent that is designed to rapidly reverse the effects of an overdose.

On Sunday, one of the responding officers administered a 4 mg dose at 10:04 a.m.; minutes later, the man was conscious and alert, and was taken by ambulance to a hospital, police said.

"We encourage anybody in this situation to seek help, as too often we see results like the above incident, which could have had a much different ending if not for the training and experience of our officers," Sebastopol police said.