MCSO deputy uses Narcan to prevent Ukiah overdose

MENDOCINO Co., 11/7/21 — The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) has used Narcan during seven incidents to reverse potentially fatal overdoses — most recently on October 18. That day, a deputy at the Safeway in Ukiah noticed a 37-year-old local woman who was unresponsive on the ground outside the store, evidently due to an opioid overdose, and after three doses of Narcan, “there appeared be positive effect on the adult female’s condition,” according to the MCSO press release.

Mendocino County has the fourth highest rate of fatal opioid-related overdoses in California, and deputies with the Sheriff’s Office have been carrying Narcan in the field since April, 2019 to as an additional method to prevent opioid overdoses. Narcan is also available for use by the general public, and a number of Mendocino-based community organizations provide training for people interested in carrying the antidote with them.