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Video: 24 Guards, Inmates Treated for Opioid Exposure in Ohio Prison

As officers and medical responders arrived, a total of 28 individuals were treated through the administration of naloxone.

August 29, 2018
Video: 24 Guards, Inmates Treated for Opioid Exposure in Ohio Prison

Prison guards and inmates were among the two dozen people treated for possible drug exposure inside Ohio's Ross Correctional Institution Wednesday.

Prison guards and inmates were among the two dozen people treated for possible drug exposure inside Ohio's Ross Correctional Institution Wednesday.

Around 9 a.m. Wednesday, an inmate showed signs of a possible drug overdose at RCI, said Ohio State Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Robert Sellers.

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As officers and medical responders arrived, a total of 24 individuals were treated through the administration of naloxone, 10TV reports.

Fentanyl is suspected, possibly dispersed into the air by a fan, said Sellers, who emphasized investigators were still trying to determine exactly what happened.