A quick-thinking cop saved a man’s life with a nasal spray.
Pc Becky Davis administered the device to man in difficulty.
She suspected he was suffering from an opioid overdose.
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Northamptonshire Police have started carrying Naloxone, as reported by Need To Know.
The medical nasal spray was made to help people bring around who have overdosed on drugs.
It works by blocking the opioid from the breathing centres of the brain and preventing suffocation.
After PC Davis helped the man with the nasal spray, paramedics assisted him further on September 6.
Det Supt Steve Watkins said: “The spray is already being used by ambulance crews and other partners in the county and with police officers now equipped with the spray, we can hopefully prevent more drug-related deaths from synthetic opioids.
“Within only a few days of this launching in the county, a police officer has provided potentially life-saving aid to a man who had suffered an opiate overdose.”
The Director of Public Health for North Northamptonshire Council, Jane Bethea, said: “Street drugs can cause serious harm and drug-users need to know how to minimise the potential harm.
“Our first priority is to prevent people from taking street drugs but it’s also important that we provide support for those who become addicted.
“Street drugs can cause serious harm and drug-users need to know how to minimise the potential harm.”
Ms Bethea urged drug users to not use drugs alone and to “carry the rescue medication naloxone and share this guidance with family and friends”.
