Iowa Officer Exposed to Suspected Fentanyl During Traffic Stop: Police
Medics treat an unresponsive police officer exposed to what officials believe may have been the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on March 3, 2019. Fort Dodge Police Department
Officials said an Iowa police officer was given Narcan—an opioid overdose reversal drug—after coming into contact with an unknown substance during a traffic stop.
The Fort Dodge officer was conducting the stop on Sunday, March 3, when it is believed he was exposed to the potentially deadly opioid fentanyl.
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