BART Police administered ten doses of NARCAN in the past five days to people who overdosed at several of their stations, including Concord.
NARCAN is a nasal spray that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
Below are the details:
NARCAN Deployment X2 – MacArthur Station
2/20/2023 0104 hours An officer administered one dose of NARCAN to an unresponsive male subject who appeared to be suffering from an apparent drug overdose. An officer administered one dose of NARCAN to an unresponsive female subject who appeared to be suffering from an apparent drug overdose. Medical personnel responded and transported both subjects to an area hospital for further treatment.
NARCAN Deployment – Rockridge Station
2/18/2023 2354 hours An officer administered two doses of NARCAN to an unresponsive male subject who appeared to be suffering from an apparent drug overdose. Medical personnel responded and the man refused any further treatment.
NARCAN Deployment – North Berkley Station
2/18/2023 2031 hours An officer administered one dose of NARCAN to an unresponsive male subject who appeared to be suffering from an apparent drug overdose. Medical personnel responded and transported the subject to an area hospital for further treatment.
NARCAN Deployment – Civic Center Station
2/18/2023 1618 hrs. An unresponsive male was located within the station who appeared to be suffering from an overdose. One dose of Narcan was administered with positive results. The individual was turned over to medical personnel who took him to St. Francis Hospital.
NARCAN Deployment – Concord Station
2/17/2023 1502 hours A sergeant located an unresponsive adult male who appeared to be suffering from an overdose on the platform. One dose of Narcan was administered and the subject woke up. The subject refused further medical treatment from the ambulance and left the station.
NARCAN Deployment – South Hayward Station
2/15/2023 0907 hours A BART Fare Inspection Officer and a Police Officer administered three (3) doses of NARCAN to an unresponsive 19-year-old male who appeared to be suffering from an apparent drug overdose. The subject was transported to an area hospital for further medical evaluation.
Prop 47 requires misdemeanor sentencing instead of felony for personal use of most illegal drugs and $10,306,082 was spent to CON voters into passing the proposition.
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Gettin’ what you all voted for.
somebody wake up the groupie
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NARCAN is considered “First Aid”?
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why are they taking drugs in the first place!
Funny whenever I ride Bart, the station’s mentioned are the ones where you’re most likely to get stuck at while the train is being held for “police activity”…are they drug stops where people buy drugs to take, then OD? You can also explain a lot of the wacky people on BART
Let them OD.
We need to quit helping these animals.
Yep Let choices have their intended consequences.
animals are smart, they don’t take drugs.
Bart allows drug addicts to do drugs on the train and ride all day sleeping off their heroin or meth all nighter. Homeless people do this daily…. This is why families stopped using the Bart system.
What happens when the addict who didn’t want to be resuscitated files a lawsuit?
Didn’t think about that, did ya?
Perhaps it’s time to pass legislation that any OD not in possession of an advanced directive may not receive medical aid. Otherwise there is no way to be sure of their wishes.
Sovereign immunity and the Good Samaritan doctrine would likely bar any such claim as a matter of law.
Tort jurisprudence aside, I’m firmly in the camp that we shouldn’t waste resources resisting nature’s self-fulfilling euthanasia regime.
BART trains –
Back in the day: They were a means of Bay Area mass transit.
Today: They are taxpayer funded ‘homeless hotels’.
Take drugs, you may die. Not much to think about.
STOP preventing these fine folks from earning their rightful Darwin awards.
Retired paramedic here. Why postpone the inevitable? Let them reap the consequences of their decisions. They chose the drug lifestyle.
Why no one in my family used BART anymore? The Oakland and SF theaters and restaurants are also losing out because we won’t go there anymore.
It used to be cool to take BART into the city and see a play or movie. No more. That’s liberalism for you.
After reading this, just wants to make me grab the family and go for a nice ride on Bart, said no in their right mind…
I just don’t care anymore
BART has no business administering any type of medical aide. They are not doctors so they can not say it is an OD. And what happens if the person is not ODing and they administer this stuff? What if the person is having some sort of seizure or other affliction and this stuff causes death? BART will get sued big time.
Perhaps BART does serve some sort of purpose: Unfortunately transportation isn’t it.
Perhaps it’s real purpose is to provide the experience of “Authentic Bay Area Funk.” While responsible folks might find this repugnant, it is nonetheless a view into “Newsomville”: A puddle of piddle is rising around you……