POUGHKEEPSIE – Victor Nelson III hadn’t yet wrapped his head around what happened. It had only been a few minutes; he could still feel the adrenaline. His first call was to his mom.
“I was like, ‘Oh my God, mom. I think I just saved somebody’s life.’”
On Dec. 6, Nelson, a Poughkeepsie High School junior, saved a man from a drug overdose in a barbershop by administering Narcan. He had learned how to do it in Sean Lauder’s health class this semester. After the lesson, Lauder supplied each student two doses of Narcan and advised them to carry one around with them – you never know when you may need it…