Police: Narcan Used to Revive OD Victim in Wantagh

For the second time this week, an overdose victim in the area was revived using the powerful antidote Narcan on Saturday, Nassau police said. 

Shortly before 4 p.m., police responded along with the Wantagh Fire Department to a residence on Logan Road in Wantagh after a 911 call reporting an 18-year-old male as unconscious with shallow breathing.

Family members told first responders that the teen, whose name was not released by police, had a history of heroin use, police said, and a paramedic administered Narcan, which is used to counter the effects of an opiate overdose. 

The teen began to regain consciousness and was transported to Nassau University Medical Center via a Wantagh Fire Department ambulance for further evaluation and treatment, police said. 

On Thursday, a 29-year-old who had overdosed on heroin was revived with Narcan at a Massapequa emergency medical center.