Travis Scott's Friday night performance in Houston resulted in at least eight deaths.
The event's medical staff reported that they had revived a security guard they claimed was under drug control.
Peter Davidson, an expert in overdose prevention, said that it is unlikely that the security guard was injected with drugs.
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Troy Finner, Chief of the Houston Police Department, stated during a Saturday press conference that Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival medical staff reported that a security guard was given Narcan after trying to restrain an attendee.
Finner stated that there was a report that a security guard was reaching out to grab a citizen to restrain him or grab him. Finner also said that the officer felt a pinch in his neck.
Finner stated that the medical staff administered Narcan to the unconscious security guard. This was an emergency treatment for opioid overdoses. Finner said that the medical staff had noticed a needle in the neck of the individual.
"There are many narratives. Finner stated that there were many of them. "We ask for your patience to conduct a thorough investigation."
Peter Davidson, an expert on drug overdoses and associate professor of medicine at University of California San Diego, says toxicology is not usually performed when individuals are revived using Narcan.
Narcan, a prescription nasal spray medicine, is used to treat opioid overdoses. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Narcan is an opioid antagonist, meaning that it attaches and blocks opioid receptors.
Dr. Ryan Marino is the medical director of toxicology at University Hospitals in Cleveland. He said that stories about people giving out expensive drugs to strangers and injecting people with needles are almost always urban legends.
Davidson agreed that it was "pretty unlikely that the security guard was injected with drugs."
"If it were to happen, it would be astonishingly rare." Insider told Davidson that this is not a common way for people to assault each other.
Davidson said that he had no criticism of Narcan's medical team in the event that a security guard overdosed. Davidson stated that Narcan will not be administered to anyone who doesn't have opioids in their system.
Marino advocated for Narcan to be easily available at festivals.
Along with the incident with the security officer, at least 8 people died and 300 others were injured in a mass casualty during Scott's performance Friday night. The festival organizers cancelled the second day.
Insider reached out to HPD in order for comments.
