4 Volunteers of America residents recovering after drug overdoses
FORT WORTH (CBSNewsTexas.com) – Four men are recovering after being treated for drug overdoses.
Fort Worth police say they received a call around 8 p.m. Tuesday about multiple overdoses at the Volunteers of America re-entry facility, located at 2710 Avenue J.
The four men were unresponsive when police arrived. A spokesperson at VOA said per their protocol, staff members administered Narcan while calling emergency crews. Three of the four men required CPR.
"All of our staff members in our residential re-entry and treatment centers are highly trained in recognizing the signs of an overdose and administering Narcan," said Angela King, VOA Texas president and CEO. "Their swift action and ability to perform CPR made all the difference in the recovery of those impacted."
The men were responsive and in stable condition by the time they left for John Peter Smith Hospital. They were treated and released around 1 a.m. Wednesday.
VOA said shortly after the incident, they found drug paraphernalia.
"We are on the front line of the drug epidemic that plagues our communities. Many people in our programs are fighting drug addiction," King said. "While we know emergency medicines like Narcan are not the solution for drug treatment and prevention, we applaud the FDA for making an over-the-counter version of Narcan available to citizens everywhere. The move approved just this week will save lives throughout the country. We believe having Narcan on hand and staff members trained to use it, prevented the deaths of our residents."
