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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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