Police Save Man At Kendall With Narcan

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Police used Narcan to help an alleged overdose victim found on the platform of the Kendall Square T Station Tuesday morning, authorities said.

MIT Police officers responded to a call of a potentially intoxicated man on the tracks just before 8 a.m. They located a 37-year-old man on the platform and carried him up to the street outside the station. Cambridge Police arrived and administered Narcan, reviving the man.

As a result of the timely actions of Cambridge Police and MIT Police officers, a 37-year-old man who had allegedly overdosed was saved yesterday after they administered Narcan. (Subscribe to Cambridge Patch for local news and updates.)

The Cambridge Police Department began utilizing Narcan this January. The city saw 26 opioid-related overdose deaths in 2016, according to the Department of Public Health.

Cambridge may become the first city to place lockboxes filled with Narcan on street corners, giving access to everyone in case of public overdoses.

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