KCSO: Six overdose in Kootenai County jail
The Kootenai County jail
MADISON HARDY/Press file
COEUR d’ALENE — Six people incarcerated in the Kootenai County jail overdosed on fentanyl over the weekend, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office.
Jail deputies responded around 7:30 p.m. Saturday to “medical emergencies” involving two inmates who showed symptoms of fentanyl overdose, a news release said. Staff administered Narcan, a medication used to reverse or reduce the effects of opioids, reviving the pair.
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