To combat overdoses, Mountlake Terrace police expand naloxone access
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — Officers in Mountlake Terrace approached a man lying face down in a dark parking lot in October. They rolled him over to find him unconscious and struggling to breathe.
An officer knelt down and administered the opioid overdose-reversing nasal spray naloxone. He rubbed the man’s chest to help him fight the drug that was shutting down his central nervous system and respiratory functions.
At a City Council meeting in November, police officials showed a video of the encounter, recorded with the department’s new body-worn cameras. Without police intervention, it’s likely the man would have died, police Cmdr. Mike Haynes said at the meeting.
Now, in partnership with the state Department of Health, police in Mountlake Terrace can equip community members with the life-saving medication naloxone, also known as Narcan. In December, the department received about 50 doses to hand out while on patrol.
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