VIDEO – ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH –

Jan. 11, 2024 – For Leialoha Arcangel, her Sunday morning shift at Zippy’s Vineyard started out anything but normal. “The words were, someone was dead in the back and they needed help.” “I checked his pulse automatic, I checked if he was breathing, he wasn’t. I noticed a needle next to him so in my head automatically I thought he overdosed,” said Arcangel. With one spray up the nose…

“Within seconds, he woke up and like I said it instantly worked and I just rubbed his breastbone a couple times to keep him up and put him in a recovery mode so he didn’t choke,” Arcangel said.

Arcangel said the whole ordeal happened in a matter of five minutes. Honolulu EMS said, they transported the 30-year-old man to the hospital in serious condition and Arcangel saved his life.

This new City law is only about a week and a half old and already showing success. Experts said, this policy is crucial as the drug problem in Hawaii continues. “It’s easy to use and can really make a difference and she saved a life,” said Heather Lusk, Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center Executive Director. “What a hero in our community. This is not the first time it’s been used. We have now heard of, I think this is the third or fourth one I heard where people are able to use Naloxone that was on site, because of this law and we’ve been able to save lives.”

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