HYDE PARK, N.Y. -- A Hyde Park man who had overdosed was resuscitated with the use of a drug that reverses the effects of opiates, according to a report in the Poughkeepsie Journal.
Hyde Park police used naloxone, a drug that reverses the effects of opiates, to save the life of a Hyde Park resident who had apparently overdosed.
Photo Credit: FacebookPolice, who are trained in the use of naloxone, came to the aid of the 34-year-old unconscious victim on Monday and brought him around with the lifesaving nasal spray, the Poughkeepsie Journal reported.
To read the Poughkeepsie Journal report, click here.
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