Street Names
This is a common street name of synthetic cannabinoids
Spice, K2, Blaze, RedX Dawn, Paradise, Demon,
Black Magic, Spike, Mr. Nice Guy, Ninja, Zohai, Dream,
Genie, Sence, Smoke, Skunk, Serenity, Yucatan, Fire,
and Crazy Clown
This medication can still be used if expired or exposed to heat or cold.
What naloxone/narcan
K2 or Spice, are a mixture of chemicals made in laboratories that are sprayed on dried plant matter (leaves, flowers, resin) and then smoked or sold as herbal incense
What are Synthetic Cannabinoids
This opioid was detected in 80% of drug overdose deaths in New York City in 2021 and was the most common substance involved in overdose deaths for the fifth year in a row.
What is fentanyl
You can drink alcohol when using opioids for better effect
Don't
This is a common street name for Heroin
Brown sugar, China White, Dope, H, Horse, Junk, Skag, Skunk, Smack, White Horse, With OTC cold medicine and antihistamine: Cheese
Narcan can be given every until the person wakes up and breathes normally every this number of minutes
What is 2 to 3 minutes
Research has found that the cannabis plant produces between 80 and 100 cannabinoids and about 300 non-cannabinoid chemicals.1 The two main cannabinoids are
What are are delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD).
The main difference between the two cannabinoids is that THC has strong psychoactive effects, meaning it makes a person ‘high’, whereas CBD is thought to have an anti-psychoactive effect that controls or moderates the ‘high’ caused by the THC.
This drug could come as a Black tar and brown powder also
What is heroin
You can Mix opioids with alcohol, antihistamines, barbiturates, or benzodiazepines
What is Don't
This is a common street name for oxycodone, OxyContin, Percodan, Percocet
O.C., Oxycet, Oxycotton, Oxy, Hillbilly Heroin, Percs
This life-saving medication can be given as a nasal spray or it can be injected into the muscle, under the skin, or into the veins.
What is Naloxone
Some cannabis plants contain very little THC. Under U.S. law, these plants are considered as (Blank) rather than marijuana
What are industrial hemp
Alcohol, xylazine benzodiazepines, Barbs, Downers, GHB, Liquid X, Nerve Pills, Roofies, Poppers are all part of this class of substances
What are depressants
At the site of a suspected overdose, slap or try to forcefully stimulate the person
What is Don't
This is a common street name for codeine
What is a Captain Cody, Cody, Lean, Schoolboy, Sizzurp, Purple Drank With gluteth- imide: Doors & Fours, Loads, Pancakes and Syrup
At the site of a suspected opioid overdose, one should try to wake up the person by calling their name. If the person doesn't respond, the next step is to try to stimulate the person by using this method.
What is a Sternal Rub
"vigorously grind knuckles into the sternum (the breastbone in middle of chest) or rub knuckles on the person’s upper lip"
This class of drugs enhances brain activity, they include both illicit and prescription drugs. These substances increase the amount of specific chemicals in the brain, including dopamine, creating feelings of alertness and euphoria.
What are stimulants
This should be done if a person is still unresponsive after 2-5 minutes of administering Narcan.
administer second dose of naloxone
At the site of an overdose where xylazine is suspected, you should support the person's breathing by administering oxygen or performing rescue breathing
What is Do
This is a common street name for the opiate Fentanyl
Fentanyl: Brand name: Actiq, Sublimaze. Fentanyl street names: Apache, China Girl, Goodfella, China White, TNT, Friend, Dance Fever
Assess the person
Is the person unconscious?
To check, try stimulation like a sternal rub or pinching their fingertip if you don’t have access to their sternum.
Call 911
Tell the emergency operator you found someone unconscious and give the location such as street address or cross streets.
Describe what you see, avoid guessing and speculating; it’s okay to say, “I don’t know.”
Administer Naloxone
Wait 2 minutes before giving another dose.
Rescue breathe in the meanwhile.
Rescue Breathe
Put the person on their back, face up
Tilt their neck
Pinch their nostrils and seal your mouth over theirs
Breathe into their mouth
Count to 5 seconds
Repeat
Monitor and Support
If they regain consciousness, can someone stay with the person next 30-60min?
If they haven’t regained consciousness within the first 2-3 minutes of administering the first dose you may need to administer another.
What are the Five Essential Steps
Rule of thumb: if the naloxone is readily available, use that first then dial 911, or if the phone is closest dial 911 first then find and administer the naloxone.
These substances reduce arousal and stimulation. They affect the central nervous system, slowing down the messages between the brain and the body. They can affect concentration and coordination. They slow down a person’s ability to respond to unexpected situations. In small doses they can cause a person to feel more relaxed and less inhibited. In larger doses they can cause drowsiness, vomiting, unconsciousness
What are Depressants
After a person wakes up you should tell them BLANK in order to prevent another overdose
Opioids
At the site of a suspected overdose, slapping or forcefully trying to stimulate the person could cause further injury. If you cannot wake the person by shouting, rubbing your knuckles on the sternum (center of the chest or rib cage), or light pinching, are the recommended steps to take.
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