Portsmouth police and EMS responded to the area of 16th and Findlay after a report of a man overdosing near the overpass by the jail.
The caller could not give dispatchers a more exact location and hung up after medics were dispatched.
Officers located the man and took him into custody.
Police transported him to Southern Ohio Medical Center because of a medical complaint, with EMS following.
Once at the hospital, police said the man had to be restrained by medical staff.
Officers issued him a minor misdemeanor citation and summons on charges of disorderly conduct and obstructing official business.
No jail booking was listed in the information provided.
The call is another example of how overdose and medical calls can quickly turn into police calls once a person becomes combative or refuses to cooperate with emergency responders.
In this case, the man ended up at SOMC for medical care, but he also left with citations.
