Narcan

It might seem like a coincidence that a man who stopped to help an apparent opioid drug overdose victim on a Los Angeles street just happened to be carrying Narcan, a nasal spray that can treat victims in such emergencies. But that man who pulled over to help was Roger Crystal — the man who invented Narcan.

Roger Crystal and his wife Michelle were driving through Downtown LA today when the medically-trained couple spotted a man having an apparent opioid overdose on the sidewalk. Jonathan Gonzalez reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021.

Seven inmates at the George Bailey Detention Facility in Otay Mesa were hospitalized after they were believed to have overdosed on fentanyl, authorities said.

According to county data, an average of three people die from a drug overdose every day in San Diego. “Not everyone can just stop doing drugs,” said Cherish Burtson, SD Harm Reduction founder. “It’s not that simple.” Burtson knows it first hand. “When I was in my early 20’s, I was introduced to heroin by some friends,” said Burtson....