Saskatoon police use naloxone to revive fentanyl user

Saskatoon police say they revived a 19-year-old fentanyl user withan emergency dose of naloxoneon Wednesday night.

Patrol officers in the city began carrying the emergency treatment for opioid overdoses at the end ofApril but this was the first time they've been called upon to use it.

Police and paramedics were dispatched to an address on the 800 block of Sixth Street East at about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Acaller reported a man had taken fentanyl and was unresponsive.

Police arrived at the home firstand administered naloxone spray, reviving the patient.

MD Ambulance then arrived andtransported the victim to hospital.

No charges have been laid.Police saypeople shouldcall 911 in similar medical emergencies without fear of criminal charges.