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Five inmates at the Butte County Jail were hospitalized after suffering suspected opioid overdoses Saturday night, prompting jail staff to administer two doses of Narcan to each of them.
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A correctional deputy spotted an unresponsive inmate about 9:40 p.m. in H-Pod, a medium-security housing unit for men, the Butte County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Sunday. Deputies and medical staff who responded found more inmates showing signs of a possible opioid overdose at the Oroville facility.
Jail staff began lifesaving measures and administered naloxone, commonly known by the brand name Narcan, which can reverse an opioid overdose. Five inmates received two doses each before they were taken by ambulance to local hospitals, the Sheriff’s Office said.
All five were conscious when they were transported. They were later medically cleared and returned to jail.
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Investigators believed the substance involved was connected to an inmate who had recently been booked into the jail. That person was identified and separated from the general jail population while investigators worked to determine how the suspected drugs entered the facility, deputies said.
The Sheriff’s Office did not identify the substance involved but noted that small amounts of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl can be difficult to detect.
People booked into the Butte County Jail are physically searched and screened with a low-dose X-ray body scanner intended to prevent drugs and other contraband from entering the facility, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
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