Of those eight, five were successful in reversing an opioid overdoes, the other three were found not be opioid-based overdoses, Norwalk Hospital EMS Coordinator James Brubaker told the Advertiser.
Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is a life-saving antidote to an opioid overdose such as heroin, morphine, oxycodone and methadone. It is a short-acting medication which revives an overdose victim within a minute, allowing first responders time to get the victim to a hospital,, added the New Canaan Advertiser.
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