Back from the dead: Shocking video shows incredible moment dying heroin addict is brought back to life by wonder drug

The moment an overdosing heroin addict was revived by a new life-saving drug has been released as campaigners push for the medication to be provided to police officers.

A drug called Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, can revive these addicts during an overdose, but only if it's quickly administered.

In an effort to push for the disbursement of the drug to non-medical first responders and even non-emergency workers, CNN's Dr Sanjay Gupta showed a video of how one 29-year-old addict got a second chance from the drug.

Gruesome discovery: Louise Vincent and Adam Wigglesworth, volunteers for an addict-assistance group in Greensboro, North Carolina, found Liz passed out in August and dying from an overdose of heroin

Quick thinking: The two volunteers gave Liz two injections of Naloxone

Awake again: After a second shot of Naloxone, Liz comes to and is able to move into a sitting position. Her revival was caught on camera

The video shows a woman named Liz, who's been taking drugs since she was 11, passed out from an overdose of heroin.

'She seemed to be pretty unresponsive, we were noticing a blueing of the lips, lack of oxygen. So her breathing had become quite shallow,' said Adam Wigglesworth, who found the dying the woman in August.


He and Louise Vincent volunteer with a program in Greensboro, North Carolina which provides clean needles and other assistance to addicts.

The two tried to revive Liz by regulating her breathing but it wasn't working so they injected her with Naloxene. When she still didn't wake up, they gave her another shot and that did the trick.

She starts responding and they are able to move her up into a sitting position. Four emergency room physicians validated the video's authenticity to CNN, saying that's how the drug works.
Now, Liz credits Wigglesworth and Vincent for giving her the drug that saved her life. The pair, like others, believe the drug should be more widely available beyond just doctors.
'I can't believe that somebody cared about me enough or loved me enough to being me back,' Liz said of the life-saving jabs.

Soon after, Liz checked into a rehab facility.

Second chances: Liz (pictured left) credits the drug (right) with giving her a second chance to get clean. She entered rehab after the drug brought her back to life in August

The drug is so effective that many are lobbying for the right of first responders and lay people to carry the drug.  

In La Crosse, Wisconsin, Fire Chief Warren Thomas is trying to get approval to use the drug on overdose patients if they arrive before ambulance personnel.

'If we get to a call where we're a few minutes ahead of Tri-State and we know it's a known overdose, we can get this Narcan into the patient's system and start reversing the effects of that drug before a sudden cardiac arrest occurs,' Chief Warren told HaywardWI.com.
'That would just be one more patient that hopefully would walk out of the hospital and try to get some help.'

Saving lives: Officers Bill Lachner (left) and Bryant Halsey (right) were the first to help save an addict's life with Naloxone as part of a new program to outfit the police with Naloxone kits

On October 12, police in Lorain County, Ohio were equipped with Narcan kits after getting approval to use the drug last June.
Already, Naloxone is saving lives in the area of Ohio with a serious heroin problem. Officer Bill Lachner and Bryant Halsey were the first to use it on a 21-year-old overdose victim on October 29.

'It's nice to be able to do something other than take their pulse and say "don't worry, the paramedics will be here in a minute,"' Officer Lachner told Cleveland.com.

After recovering from her overdose, the unnamed woman spoke with Cleveland.com, thanking the police for saving her life. She entered a detox clinic last Friday.
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