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-around and it’s helped get naloxone into our communities, but it still has limitations,” dr. vakharia says. “you’ve got to know where to...
Well, they happen at home, where someone is usually close by who can help. But sadly, by the time emergency services arrive, it’s too late to save a life. And that’s why it’s important that naloxone, the generic name for Narcan, needs to be available over the counter. This drug...
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...
Another potential driver of this slight decline in deaths is thewidespread availability of Narcan, an emergency nasal spray of the drug naloxone, which can stop an overdose as it’s happening, wherever it’s happening. Perrone has administered Narcan herself a few times. The most recent was rid...
In the past 5 y, 46 states have passed laws enabling EMS personnel, including police officers, to administer naloxone in suspected cases of opioid overdose. Additionally, 46 states and the District of Columbia now have laws that provide immunity to medical professionals who prescribe or dispense ...