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A Colorado Springs police officer revived a man who had overdosed on heroin by administering a drug, authorities say.
The name of the man who overdosed on heroin has not been released.
Colorado Springs police received an emergency call at 2:04 a.m. Friday about a man who had overdosed on heroin in a home on the 300 South 26th Street.
When police officers arrived the man was unconscious, according to a police report.
One of the officers administered Narcan, an opiate antidote. When paramedics arrived they gave the man more of the same drug.
The man revived and was taken to a hospital.
The drug saved the man’s life, according to the police report.
Kirk Mitchell: 303-954-1206, kmitchell@denverpost.com or @kirkmitchell or
