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8-year-old Florida boy gives dad Narcan after dad told him what to do if he passed out
An 8-year-old administered Narcan and called 911 to save his father from heroin overdose; the father faces child neglect charges and was jailed with $9,000 bond.
- An 8-year-old boy in Edgewater administered Narcan to his father Daniel Johnson, 44, and called 911, saving him after an overdose.
- According to the arrest report, Daniel Johnson said he smoked heroin in his garage and had instructed the son on what to do if something happened.
- Audio of the emergency call captures the son trying to rouse his father with lines like `YOU TRIED HITTING HIM AND HE DIDN'T WAKE UP` and saying `But nothing happened`.
- After being treated at a hospital, Daniel Johnson, 44, was booked into Volusia County Jail and faces a child neglect charge with bond set at $9,000.
- Officials said he overdosed on heroin, and Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood praised the boy, writing `His courage undoubtedly saved his dad's life, but it's tragic that he has to experience such trauma at such a young age,` after WESH released the 911 call.
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