As a community harm-reduction organization–not a registered 501c3–North Texas Risk Redux similarly relied on community funding to buy emergency contraception before partnering with Julie, as well as other harm-reduction materials like face masks, condoms, and naloxone nasal spray, which i...
Carry naloxone (Narcan) and encourage friends and family to have access, as well. Learn how to use it before an emergency situation occurs. Avoid mixing drugs. Be sure every time you use you have a plan with others in case of an overdose. Speak to a healthcare provider about opioid use...
s available to the public is almost always a nasal spray. (Prior to these OTC drugs, in response to theopioid epidemicthat has gripped the nation over the past several years, the federal government made it legal for pharmacies and healthcare facilities to distribute naloxone without a ...
Another potential driver of this slight decline in deaths is the widespread 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 ...
How to use naloxone nasal spray When you suspect someone has overdosed, the first thing you should do is call 911 or have someone else do so, according to theCDC. Once you are ready toadminister naloxone, you tilt the person’s head back, put the nozzle as far into the person’s nost...