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Police: Mom OD'd at home

A Butler mother of three is accused of suffering a drug overdose last week while at the family’s home in the 200 block of American Avenue.

Butler police said paramedics had to administer Narcan, a drug that reverses heroin and opiate overdoses, to revive Tracy L. Progar.

Police on Friday charged Progar, 41, with child endangerment, a misdemeanor, following the investigation.

A 911 call at 7:48 p.m. Thursday for a woman unconscious and not breathing sent emergency crews to the house. Medics were already treating Progar when police got there, according to court documents.

A next-door neighbor told officers that the defendant’s three children, ages 3, 12 and 15, had come to her home that evening. The oldest child reported his mother had fallen down in the kitchen and she was “breathing weird,” police said.

One of the officers and a paramedic described seeing “fresh needle marks” on Progar’s left arm and “track marks” on her right arm,” according to a police affidavit.

Police noted that they did not find any drugs or drug paraphernalia at the home.

When the defendant regained consciousness, documents said, she “stated that she only took a neurontin.”

Neurontin is the brand name for gabapentin, a prescription drug used in the treatment of epilepsy and nerve pain, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website.

The drug is not a narcotic. In charging papers, police accused Progar of “overdosing on a narcotic while (her) children were in her care and supervision.”

It was not known if Progar has an attorney. She could not be reached for comment Monday.

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