Simi Valley Officer Administers Naloxone in Non-Fatal Overdose
Simi Valley Police Department – Incident Press Release On February 11, 2020, at approximately 12:07 a.m. Simi Valley Police Officers responded to a residence in the 4500 block of Alamo Street for a report of an overdose. Dispatch advised responding officers that the subject was not breathing and possibly overdosing from heroin. Officer Schall arrived […]
Drug Overdoses in the City of Oxnard
In the United States, approximately 115 people die each day as the result of overdosing from opioids. The addiction to pain relievers such as Hydrocodone, Oxycontin, Roxicodone has caused a dramatic increase in heroin use nationally and in Ventura County. Heroin is cheaper and a more readily available alternative to opioid pills. Heroin is often […]
Simi Valley | Police Officers are Equipped with Naloxone
Simi Valley Police Officers have been authorized to administer Naloxone in emergency situations. Naloxone is a medication that reverses the effects of opioid overdose. Naloxone is an opioid antagonist that binds to opioid receptors and can reverse and block the effects of other opioids. The medication is administered through the nasal passages and is similar […]
