Overdose Response
The medication given to those experiencing an overdose
What is naloxone?
Symptoms of this include unconsciousness, shallow breathing, small pupils, and purple lips
What is an overdose
This Maryland Senate Bill proposes the creation of OPCs in the state
What is SB 427
This state has the only two operating OPCs in the country
What is New York?
Some people worry that by opening safe injection sites, this will increase in the areas surrounding them
In addition to naloxone, this is often given to people who are overdosing
What is oxygen?
These viral diseases can be transmitted through sharing needles for drug injection
What are HIV and hepatitis?
These programs provide access to free naloxone in Maryland
What are Overdose Response Programs?
Another name for section 856 of the Controlled Substance Act
What is the crackhouse statute?
Outdoor areas containing trees, grass, or other vegetation within urban areas
What are green spaces
The two ways in which naloxone can be administered
What are intramuscularly and intranasally?
When left untreated, HIV can develop into this
What is AIDS?
What is a harm reduction model?
This civil case was brought against a proposed supervised drug consumption site in Philadelphia
What is United States v. Safehouse
The majority of drug overdose deaths are attributed to this type of drug
What are opioids?
Programs that allow users to safely discard of used needles and receive sterile needles
What are needle exchange programs?
After administering naloxone, the patient can undergo this
What is withdrawal?
This city had the largest increase in rates of opioid-related overdose deaths in the state.
What is Baltimore?
The U.S. President who passed the Controlled Substance Act
Who is Richard Nixon?
By treating overdoses in OPCs it reduces the need for these services
What are emergency medical services?
This office was established by Gov. Wes Moore to coordinate between Marylands 24 jurisdictions for the purpose of overdose response efforts
What is Maryland's Office for Overdose Prevention?
The two most common hepatitis viruses associated with injecting drugs
What are hepatitis B and hepatitis C
The Statewide Standing Order that allows Maryland-licensed pharmacists to distribute naloxone without a prescription
What is the Statewide Standing Order for Opioid Overdose Reversal Drugs
The nonprofit that runs the OPCs in New York
Who is OnPoint NYC?
The amount of OPCs that SB 427 would allow for
What is 6?