Comedian Andy Dick speaks out after suffering apparent overdose that left him 'turning blue'

Comedian Andy Dick has given an update on a recent health scare he had on the streets of Los Angeles.

On Tuesday (December 9), it was reported that Dick had suffered a drug overdose and kind-hearted members of the public had rushed to his aid.

A worrying video showed the 59-year-old slumped over while sitting on a cement step as two people tried to keep him conscious.

One bystander said the comic's hands and face 'turned blue' at one point, and he feared that he'd died.

Shawn Harrell, a security guard who was at the scene of Dick's apparent overdose, told The New York Post: "I thought he’d passed away. They started spraying Narcan and tapping him on the chest. They were trying to keep him awake because he was non-responsive. They used more than one Narcan."

Andy Dick seemingly suffered a drug overdose earlier this week (Amy Graves/Getty Images for Kash Hovey)

Narcan is a life-saving medication that's used to rapidly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

"The paramedics came. People were crowding around him, so I didn’t want to be part of the commotion. I stood back and watched them do what they did," Harrell went on.

The incident is said to have lasted 10 minutes, and Dick was not transported to hospital.

Now Dick has addressed the matter himself and gave an update on how he's doing.

Speaking to TMZ, he insisted that he is '100 percent fine', even going on to add that he's '110 percent'.

Allegedly, Dick had crack cocaine on the day in question that caused him to fall unwell. He told TMZ: "I don't mind doing some crack every now and then."

Narcan nasal sprays are used to treat opioid overdoses (Thomas A. Ferrara/Newsday RM via Getty Images)

While Dick seemed unfazed by Tuesday's ordeal, his friends who were part of the TMZ interview with him seemed slightly more concerned.

"We love Andy, but we can't always look out for him," one of them said. "He has so many friends in this world, so we're just kind of asking for everyone that he knows to look out for him and check up on his because, you know, he goes through hard times too."

"I'm going to be a little more strict on him, though, because I love him," the same friend added.

UNILAD has approached Dick's rep for comment.

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