On January 23 at 10:24PM, the Naperville Police and Fire Departments responded to an apartment in the 700 Block of Benedetti Dr. reference a report of an unconscious female. Upon police arrival, they located a 17 year old female in the bedroom. The female was unconscious and displayed all the signs of a drug overdose. Responding police officers then administered a nasal dose of Narcan to the unconscious female, which resulted in her regaining consciousness. The Naperville Fire Department paramedics arrived on scene and transported the female to Edward Hospital.
In November of 2013, the DuPage County Narcan Program (DNP) was implemented. The program facilitates training in the use of Narcan and also supplies the product for first responders. To date, the program has been credited with saving 36 lives. The Naperville Police Department recently adopted the program as one of the many tools we are utilizing to combat the heroin problem. The officers involved in this particular incident had been trained and equipped with Narcan just days before the incident.
Naperville Police Chief Robert Marshall noted, “The most important impact we can have as police officers is saving lives. In this case, the Narcan Program and the officers involved have saved a life but it will take the combined efforts of our community to make sure that life becomes productive and drug free.”
