State Trooper Suffers Opioid Exposure After Overdose Crash On NY Highway, Police Say State Trooper Suffers Opioid Exposure After Overdose Crash On NY Highway, Police Say
State Trooper Suffers Opioid Exposure After Overdose Crash On NY Highway, Police Say A New York State Police trooper was hospitalized for possible opioid exposure while responding to a suspected overdose crash on a state highway. State Police on Long Island were initially called at around 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, with reports of an erratic driver in Hempstead, heading southbound on the Wantagh State Parkway near Hempstead Turnpike. When troopers arrived, they found the vehicle disabled after a crash. The driver, 35-year-old Jaqueline Ann Morales, of East Meadow, was unresponsive and suffering symptoms believed to be an opioid overdose, police said. The troopers admini…
Police Officer Revived By Narcan After Possible Fentanyl Exposure At HQ In Yonkers Police Officer Revived By Narcan After Possible Fentanyl Exposure At HQ In Yonkers
Police Officer Revived By Narcan After Possible Fentanyl Exposure At HQ In Yonkers A police officer in Westchester County was hospitalized after being exposed to a substance believed to be fentanyl at police headquarters. The incident happened on Thursday, Jan. 12, around 4 p.m., when a Yonkers Police Detention Officer working in the central booking facility at the department's headquarters located at 104 South Broadway came in contact with a piece of prisoner clothing and had a medical emergency, according to Yonkers Police.  It is currently believed that the substance was fentanyl.  The officer, who has been with the department for 10 years, was given three d…
Nurse Uses Narcan To Rescue Student Who Overdoses At New Rochelle HS Nurse Uses Narcan To Rescue Student Who Overdoses At New Rochelle HS
Nurse Uses Narcan To Rescue Student Who Overdoses At New Rochelle HS A student at a high school in Westchester who overdosed after vaping what they believed to be marijuana was saved by a school nurse. The incident took place at New Rochelle High School on Monday, Jan. 9 when the nurse had to administer Narcan to save the life of the student after they vaped what they believed to be marijuana, said Superintendent of Schools Jonathan P. Raymond. Raymond said the incident was the first time a nurse had to administer the drug to save the life of a student. "Today marks an ominous milestone in our schools – one we had hoped would never be necessary," Raymo…
Demolition Derby: Responders Revive Route 17 Driver With Narcan After Chain-Reaction Crash Demolition Derby: Responders Revive Route 17 Driver With Narcan After Chain-Reaction Crash
Demolition Derby: Responders Revive Route 17 Driver With Narcan After Chain-Reaction Crash A sedan slammed into several vehicles on Route 17 after its driver apparently overdosed behind the wheel, authorities said. Responders revived the 28-year-old motorist from Miami with Narcan after his 2003 Infiniti G35 damaged multiple vehicles on the southbound highway in Lodi around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, said Keisha J. McLean, the Bergen County sheriff's public information officer. The driver was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center for an evaluation, McLean said. No other injuries were reported. Hackensack firefighters and HUMC paramedics responded along with the sheri…
Faculty Member Uses Narcan To Revive Unconscious Student In Maryland High School Bathroom Faculty Member Uses Narcan To Revive Unconscious Student In Maryland High School Bathroom
Faculty Member Uses Narcan To Revive Unconscious Student In Maryland High School Bathroom A fast-acting faculty member at a Maryland high school may have saved a student’s life on Wednesday morning, officials say. In Prince George's County, officers from the Hyattsville Police Department responded to Northwestern High School early on Wednesday, Nov. 2, where there was a report of a student who was unconscious in a bathroom. According to police, the faculty member was able to administer Narcan, which revived the student, who was fully conscious when a parent arrived at the school. It is unclear what substances the teen may have ingested. The incident remains under investigation…
Virginia Drug Dealer Convicted Of Causing Multiple Fentanyl Overdoses Virginia Drug Dealer Convicted Of Causing Multiple Fentanyl Overdoses
Virginia Drug Dealer Convicted Of Causing Multiple Fentanyl Overdoses One Dumfries man is to blame for six people overdosing on fentanyl back in 2021, officials said.  Michael Vaughn, 28, gave out cocaine laced with fentanyl during a party in Fairfax County, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.  The six people who took the substance, thinking it was cocaine, overdosed and were taken to a local hospital, authorities said.  One victim died from the fentanyl overdose, officials reported. The other five were saved when given Narcan at the hospital and survived, law enforcement said. When officers arrested Vaughn at his home on Oct. 21, 2021,…
PA BF Didn't Want To 'Waste Narcan' On Pregnant Girlfriend Who OD'd On V-Tine's Day: DA PA BF Didn't Want To 'Waste Narcan' On Pregnant Girlfriend Who OD'd On V-Tine's Day: DA
PA BF Didn't Want To 'Waste Narcan' On Pregnant Girlfriend Who OD'd On V-Tine's Day: DA A Pennsylvania man who gave his pregnant girlfriend the drugs that killed her also refused to save her, authorities said in announcing his arrest. It was Valentine's Day 2022 when Christopher Barbuto, 40, gave 28-year-old Courtney Wilson heroin and/or fentanyl, and two suspected Xanax pills, which were found in her purse near her body in Phonoexville, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. Barbuto is also accused of giving Wilson alprazolam and methamphetamine, Ryan said. A toxicology report released by the Chester County Coroner's Office on Tuesday, Aug. 16 found that she die…
Trio Believed Dead Of Overdose Outside Maryland Apartment Building: Police Trio Believed Dead Of Overdose Outside Maryland Apartment Building: Police
Trio Believed Dead Of Overdose Outside Maryland Apartment Building: Police Three men died in what Hyattsville police say was a drug overdose this week. EMS personnel responding to a 911 call placed by residents on the 5700 block of Queens Chapel Road found the men unconscious and not breathing around 11 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, local police said. Medics administered Narcan and performed CPR but were unable to revive the men. There was no visible evidence of trauma to their bodies. Anyone with information is urged to call the City of Hyattsville Police Department at 301-985-5060. 
AG Releases Body Cam Footage Of The In-Custody Death Involving Baltimore Police Officer AG Releases Body Cam Footage Of The In-Custody Death Involving Baltimore Police Officer
AG Releases Body Cam Footage Of The In-Custody Death Involving Baltimore Police Officer Body-worn camera footage of the in-custody death of a 57-year-old Baltimore man earlier this month has officially been released, authorities say. Eugene Douglas died while in the custody of first-responders after suffering an apparent overdose in the 2400 block of Sherwood Avenue around 11:15 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 4, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Douglas was allegedly administered Narcan by a bystander before Baltimore Police Officer Gregory Vilchez arrived on the scene and placed handcuffs and leg restraints on him in an attempt to restrain him. Medics arrived to treat Douglas, wh…
Animal Tranquilizer Mixed Into Worcester Street Drugs Makes Them Deadlier: Police Animal Tranquilizer Mixed Into Worcester Street Drugs Makes Them Deadlier: Police
Animal Tranquilizer Mixed Into Worcester Street Drugs Makes Them Deadlier: Police Police in Worcester said they've seen a spike of a potentially fatal to humans animal tranquilizer being added to street drugs sold in the community.  Xylazine, a sedative, is showing up more often in tests of cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl confiscated in Worcester County, District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. The tranquilizer, sometimes called tranq, intensifies the effects of the drugs, but it's raising serious concerns among law enforcement agencies because of the potential for overdose.  That's because Naloxone and Narcan, the drugs paramedics use to stop an opiate overdose in a patient…
NY Health Commissioner Orders All Pharmacies To Carry Overdose Medication Naloxone NY Health Commissioner Orders All Pharmacies To Carry Overdose Medication Naloxone
NY Health Commissioner Orders All Pharmacies To Carry Overdose Medication Naloxone Pharmacies in New York will soon be required to carry and dispense naloxone, the medicine used to quickly reverse the life-threatening effects of an opioid overdose. The state’s health commissioner, Dr. Mary Bassett, issued a statewide standing order for all pharmacies to carry the medication and dispense it without a prescription beginning Monday, Aug. 15. “This is as close as we can get to naloxone being 'over the counter' without action being taken by the US Food and Drug Administration,” Bassett said. Often sold under the brand name Narcan, naloxone is easily administered and can help…
Investigators ID Man, Officer Involved In The In-Custody Death Of Man, 57, In Maryland Investigators ID Man, Officer Involved In The In-Custody Death Of Man, 57, In Maryland
Investigators ID Man, Officer Involved In The In-Custody Death Of Man, 57, In Maryland Officials have identified the man and officer involved in an in-custody death of an alleged overdose victim in Baltimore, authorities say. Eugene Douglas, 57, died while in the custody of first responders after allegedly overdosing in the 2400 block of Sherwood Avenue around 11:15 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 4, according to Baltimore police. Baltimore Police Officer Gregory Vilchez arrived on the scene and placed handcuffs and leg restraints on Douglas after a bystander allegedly administered Narcan, in an attempt to restrain him, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Medics arrived and began to…