Why I Overdosed During the Pandemic, and Why I Survived

“Next thing I remember is suddenly coming to, very confused but quickly realizing what had happened. Paramedics and police were cramped into the small bathroom, hovering around me. My friends who had kept me alive were beyond relieved that the IV naloxone administered by the paramedics worked. The vials my friends had used had not been enough; I can just imagine how scared they were when the second one didn’t snap me out of it.”

By Matthew Bonn