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Watch now: Tucson police use Narcan in response to fentanyl overdose
- Tucson Police Department
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Tucson Police Department officers used naloxone nasal spray to treat a 40-year-old woman who appeared to have overdosed on fentanyl Thursday morning.
Tucson Fire Department crews were also called to the scene and helped the woman regain consciousness after she received two doses of the naloxone spray. Naloxone, commonly referred to by the brand name Narcan, is used in emergency situations to reverse the effects of opioid overdoses. Video courtesy of Tucson Police Department.
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