These events are coordinated by local organizations that teach residents what an overdose looks and feels like (so they know when to use naloxone) as well as how to administer the medication—typically via injection or via nasal spray—to someone experiencing an overdose. “It’s a great work...
All youth and family members affected by OUD should be offered naloxone, the overdose reversal agent that is available in easy-to-administer intranasal or intramuscular formulations [30]. Many states have Safe Opioid Prescribing Regardless of whether they are working with youth with known substance ...
The felony charge can be brought against any person who “intentionally administers, dispenses, delivers, gives, prescribes, sells or distributes any controlled substance” that is used by another person who dies as a result of using the substance, the law says. If found guilty of the charge...
Overdose victims cannot help themselves when they are incapacitated—they need a rescuer. Here are a few basic facts about naloxone and how to administer the medication during an overdose: What does naloxone do?Naloxone is a medication that counteracts the effects of a life-threatening overdose of...
PERRONE: That’s — that’s probably a no. I think there’s a lot of good people in theory who do want to do this and expand our treatment. I think the logistics of learning how to administer buprenorphine sounds more complicated than it might be, and that is a barrier. ...
“We put the oxygen on them and we’re prompting them to breathe, we’re reminding them to breathe.” If that doesn’t help, staff immediately call 911 and administer naloxone. It’s a medication that can save the life of someone overdosing on fentanyl and othe...