WHAT’S IN THAT?
A pill’s color, shape, stamp, packaging, or logo cannot confirm that it contains this.
What are its actual contents?
This medication rapidly reverses the effects of an opioid overdose and is commonly sold under the brand name Narcan.
What is naloxone?
You are leaving campus with a friend who has been drinking and says they are fine to drive home. The safer move is to help them arrange this instead.
What is a sober or safe ride home?
Slow, irregular, or stopped breathing is a major warning sign of this emergency.
What is an opioid overdose?
If someone becomes seriously injured or ill at a DCCC campus or center, this College department should be contacted immediately.
What is Safety & Security?
This powerful synthetic opioid may appear unexpectedly in counterfeit pills, cocaine, methamphetamine, and other unregulated drugs.
What is fentanyl?
In Pennsylvania, some forms of naloxone can be purchased this way without getting an individual prescription from your doctor.
What is over the counter?
Before going out, you tell a friend where you will be, keep your phone charged, and agree to check in later. You just made this.
What is a safety or check-in plan?
After a night of drinking, a student is repeatedly vomiting, cannot stay awake, and is breathing slowly or irregularly. You should suspect this.
What is alcohol poisoning?
DCCC students can access confidential, no-cost mental health support 24/7 through this service, including support for substance concerns, stress, anxiety, and other personal issues.
What is AllOne Health?
These inexpensive drug-checking tools can detect the presence of fentanyl and some related compounds, but they cannot tell you how much is present.
What are fentanyl test strips?
Your friend is unconscious and you are not sure what they took. If you have naloxone, you should do this rather than waiting to confirm opioids were involved.
What is give it anyway?
You are going to a party with friends. Before anyone drinks or uses substances, your group chooses one person who will make sure everyone gets home safely.
What is a designated driver or a safe ride home?
After taking a stimulant, a student becomes extremely hot and confused and begins having chest pain or a seizure. You should treat this as this.
What is a medical emergency?
Food, toiletries, referrals, advocacy, and help connecting with other services are available through this DCCC resource.
What is the Essential Student Resource Center?
A negative result from a fentanyl test strip does not mean a drug is this.
What is safe or free of all dangerous substances?
Your roommate wakes up after receiving Narcan. You should still do this until emergency help arrives because Narcan's effects only block the overdose for 30 to 90 minutes.
What is stay with them?
Your friend gets Narcan at a campus program. You should keep it in this commonly carried transport accessory for easy access in an emergency.
What is a backpack, bag, purse, etc.?
One way to check whether an unresponsive person reacts to painful stimulation is to firmly press on this part of their finger.
What is the nail bed?
DCCC generally offers this protection for minor violations when a student seeks help for someone else in need, so fear of getting in trouble should not stop someone from helping.
What is amnesty?
Because an unexpected substance may be distributed unevenly throughout a batch, testing only a tiny crumb may miss this problem.
What is the chocolate-chip effect or uneven distribution?
A person still is not breathing normally two to three minutes after the first dose of Narcan. While continuing emergency care, you should do this.
What is give another dose of naloxone (Narcan)?
At a party, your friend is extremely intoxicated and someone is pressuring them to leave. Instead of assuming someone else will handle it, you check in and help your friend get somewhere safe. This is an example of this.
What is bystander intervention?
Someone experiencing a suspected opioid overdose is not breathing normally. In addition to naloxone and getting emergency help, this lifesaving technique will likely be needed.
What is rescue breathing
Pennsylvania has protections intended to reduce fear of certain legal consequences when someone seeks emergency medical assistance for an overdose. What should you do if you believe someone is overdosing?
What is call 911?