5 hospitalized, 2 critical following possible drug overdose at SF Christmas Day gathering
SAN FRANCISCO -- Five people at a Christmas day gathering in San Francisco were hospitalized, two of them in critical condition, when they suffered a possible drug overdose.
San Francisco police said officers responded at about 2:20 p.m. to a private residence on the 1700 block of Post St. in the city's Japantown neighborhood. Six adults were found to be suffering some sort of medical emergency.
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Police Capt. Jonathan Baxter told KPIX 5 the opioid overdose-reversing drug naloxone (Narcan) was used on the patients; it was not confirmed the patients had been exposed to fentanyl or any other opioid.
Two people were taken to a hospital in critical condition and three were hospitalized in stable condition. One person was treated at the scene and refused transport to a hospital.
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Police said the investigation into the incident was active and ongoing. As of Monday afternoon, it had not been determined if anything criminal occurred.
