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Eight inmates were treated for overdoses of fentanyl at a San Diego County jail, authorities said.
The overdoses occurred Tuesday night at George F. Bailey Detention Facility in the Otay Mesa area of San Diego, the county Sheriff s Department said.
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Deputies and medical staff administered Narcan, which is given to counteract opiate overdoses and were taken to hospitals and later returned to jail, authorities said.
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8 inmates at a San Diego County jail hospitalized after overdosing on fentanyl
A file photo of George Bailey Detention Center in Otay Mesa in San Diego County.
(Nelvin C. Cepeda / San Diego Union-Tribune)
SAN DIEGO
Eight inmates overdosed on fentanyl at George Bailey Detention Facility in Otay Mesa, San Diego County sheriff’s officials said Wednesday.
Deputies and medical staff at the county jail administered the overdose-reversing drug naloxone late Tuesday to each of the inmates, according to sheriff’s Lt. Jack Reynolds.
All eight were taken to hospitals and were returned to the jail, Reynolds said in a statement.
OTAY MESA
Eight inmates overdosed on fentanyl Tuesday night at George F. Bailey Detention Facility in Otay Mesa, sheriff’s officials said.
Deputies and medical staff at the county jail administered the overdose-reversing drug naxolone to each of the inmates, according to sheriff’s Lt. Jack Reynolds.
All eight were taken to hospitals and later returned to the jail on Alta Road, Reynolds said in a news release.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid up to 50 times stronger than heroin. Sheriff’s officials offered no insight into how the drug made it into the jail, but highlighted the agency’s “multi-faceted . (and) comprehensive approach to keep illegal drugs from entering county jails.”
An inmate at Donovan State Prison in Otay Mesa contacted ABC 10News with hopes of recognizing a volunteer’s devotion to the wellbeing of facility staff and inmates.