Trumbull Police Rescue Overdose Victim with Narcan

Trumbull Police used Narcan for the first time to reverse an opiate overdose.

The incident happened on Tuesday, the same day that Trumbull First Selectman Tim Herbst led a discussion with community members on how to tackle heroin and other opiate use in town.

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Police received a report around 8 p.m. regarding a person slumped over on a center console in the Trumbull Shopping Park parking lot, said Lt. Leonard Scinto, police spokesman. The victim was in respiratory distress and was turning blue.

There was evidence of a recent opiate injection.

All Trumbull patrol officers were trained and equipped with Narcan, the opiate antagonist that can mean the difference between life and death for an overdose victim.

Narcan was administered and the victim’s condition immediately improved and was subsequently transported the hospital. The victim is expected to make a full recovery.