Body Cam Video Shows Police Bring Opioid Overdose Victim Back to Life

Police manage to help a man regain consciousness after he overdosed on opiates in the Atlanta suburb of Peachtree City, Georgia.

Police received a call about a man needing medical assistance at a Days Inn hotel, on Feb. 6. They arrived and began CPR, and were preparing an external defibrillator before realizing the man could possibly be a drug overdose victim

The body cam footage shows officers working quickly to grasp the critical moments that could determine whether the overdose victim lives or dies. They decided to use the opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan.