Yardley Officer Saves Woman From Overdose

YARDLEY, PA — A police officer in Yardley saved a woman over the weekend after she apparently suffered an overdose.

At 8:47 p.m. Friday, a Yardley Borough officer was called to a home where a house guest was believed to have suffered an overdose. The officer arrived to find the 25-year-old woman unresponsive and administered two doses of Naloxone, an anti-overdose drug.

The woman was resuscitated and taken by the Yardley-Makefield Emergency Unit to a local hospital. There were no opiates found at the home and no charges were filed, police said.

Anyone in Bucks County who would like to get Naloxone and learn how to use it may get more information at the Bucks County Drug & Alcohol Commission website. Anyone with information about illegal drug sales in Bucks County may report it anonymously by texting the word BUCKSDRUGTIPS, along with the information, to TIP411 (847411) or call 215-345-DRUG (3784).