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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

Pit bull puppy saved by California police after possible fentanyl exposure

This video still shows Irvine police officers holding the pit bull puppy that may have gotten into its owner's fentanyl stash in Irvine, California.
Irvine police officers hold a pit bull puppy that may have gotten into its owner's fentanyl stash in Irvine, California. Photograph: AP

California police administered an overdose-reversing drug to a pit bull puppy in attempts to save it from a potential fentanyl overdose.

On Friday, the Irvine police department announced that it administered a dose of Narcan to the puppy after it was exposed to fentanyl in a car and began to “show signs of an overdose”.

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