Police officers revive young woman who overdosed
GLUCKSTADT — Two police officers revived a young woman who had overdosed Friday night by administering NARCAN and performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Gluckstadt Police received a call at about 9 p.m. about a drug overdose inside a vehicle on Catlett Road just north of First Colony.
Sgt. Kyrie Lucas and Officer Duane Montgomery were dispatched and found a young female lying on the ground unresponsive with no pulse.
A passenger told officers she had taken some type of narcotic.
Montgomery immediately started CPR while Lucas administered multiple doses of NARCAN (Naloxone), a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose.
Montgomery continued with CPR until the Gluckstadt Fire Department arrived. After multiple doses of NARCAN along with CPR, the woman was revived and was transported to St. Dominic.
Officials said the patient has since been released from the hospital and is doing fine.
The Gluckstadt Police Department had just been recertified on CPR this past week during in-service training. Officers had also recently received training on administering NARCAN and received several free doses of NARCAN for immediate use in the field.
“If it weren't for the quick actions of Sergeant Kyrie Lucas and Officer Duane Montgomery with assistance from the Gluckstadt Fire Department, this young female would possibly not be alive today,” GPD said in a Facebook post.
If you are someone or know someone who is suffering from drug addiction or any addiction, please reach out to a loved one, a friend, or even someone in the medical field for help, officials urged.
There are also local and national hotlines available to listen and help with whatever addiction it is you may be dealing with.
Listed below are just a few available:
• Mississippi Addiction Hotline 24/7 call 866-210-1303
• Mississippi Department of Mental Health 24/7 call 877-210-8513
• Substance Abuse Hotline Mississippi call 866-531-7211
• SAMHSA’s National Helpline 24/7 call 1-800-622-HELP (4357)
•National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of The Central Mississippi Area INC., 601-899-5880