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?
One major way to reduce the chance that an overdose goes unnoticed is to avoid doing this.
What is using alone?
Slow, irregular, or stopped breathing is a major warning sign of this emergency.
What is an opioid overdose?
Crowded rooms, prolonged dancing, hot weather, and stimulant use can contribute to a dangerous increase in this.
What is body temperature?
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, tell a trusted person where you are, arrange transportation, and make a plan for this.
What is getting home safely or checking in?
Blue, gray, or unusually pale lips, fingertips, or skin can indicate a dangerous lack of this.
What is oxygen?
Confusion, extremely high body temperature, chest pain, seizures, or loss of consciousness require this level of help.
What is emergency medical assistance or 911?
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?
You are not sure whether opioids are involved, but someone is showing signs of an overdose. Public-health guidance says to do this with naloxone.
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?
Deep snoring, choking, or gurgling after drug use should not be treated as normal sleep. It may be a sign of this.
What is an overdose or obstructed breathing?
During a suspected stimulant emergency, reduce noise and crowds and move the person to this type of location when safely possible.
What is a quiet, cooler place?
A negative result from a fentanyl test strip does not mean a drug is this.
What is safe or free of all dangerous substances?
You gave someone naloxone and they begin responding. You should still do this with them until emergency help arrives.
What is stay with them?
Your roommate gets naloxone at a campus program. Why should they keep it somewhere that roommates or friends can quickly find it?
What is so it can be used quickly in an emergency?
If someone does not respond when you call their name and firmly press what is this part of their body?
The bed of their nail.
After heavy drinking, a student is confused, repeatedly vomiting, breathing slowly or irregularly, or cannot stay awake. This potentially deadly emergency should be suspected.
What is alcohol poisoning?
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?
If the person does not respond after the waiting period stated in the product instructions, take this action while continuing emergency care.
What is give another dose of naloxone (Narcan)?
A student is worried about their own or a friend’s alcohol or drug use and wants help after the immediate emergency has passed. These Widener services can help connect students with support.
What are Student Health Services or Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)?
Naloxone is important, but this lifesaving action may also be needed when someone is not breathing normally.
What is rescue breathing
Drinking an extreme amount of water very quickly can dangerously lower the blood level of this common electrolyte.
What is sodium?