FORT SMITH -- A generous supply of Narcan was cited as helping save a police officer's life Wednesday.
Police Department spokesman Aric Mitchell wrote in a news release Wednesday an officer became unresponsive after coming into contact with fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, about 2 p.m. during a multiagency narcotics investigation. The officer, whose name wasn't released, was given two doses of Narcan nasal spray, and although it didn't produce the "desired results," that changed when they received a third dose intravenously.
The officer is recovering after being taken to a local hospital, according to Mitchell.
"We are grateful for this outcome, especially knowing the tragic possibilities of a fentanyl exposure," Mitchell said.
Mitchell said the First Presbyterian Church of Fort Smith provided the department a $15,840 grant in August 2020 that has allowed it to equip its officers and detectives with Narcan.