WHAT’S IN THAT?
A pill’s color, shape, stamp, packaging, or logo cannot confirm that it contains this.
What is the substance or dose advertised?
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 illicitly manufactured fentanyl?
Naloxone works on opioids such as fentanyl and heroin, but it does not directly reverse overdoses caused only by cocaine, methamphetamine, alcohol, or this animal tranquilizer.
What is xylazine?
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?
If you are unsure whether opioids are involved in an overdose, public-health guidance recommends doing this with naloxone.
What is administer it anyway?
Naloxone, charged phones, drug-checking supplies, emergency contacts, and trusted friends are all parts of this advance strategy.
What is an overdose safety plan or harm-reduction plan?
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?
After giving naloxone, do not assume the emergency is over. Call this number, support breathing, and stay with the person.
What is 911?
When the contents or potency of a substance are uncertain, using less than usual at first and waiting before taking more is commonly called this.
What is starting low and going slow?
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.
PrEP greatly reduces the risk of HIV, but it does not prevent pregnancy or most of these other infections.
What are sexually transmitted infections or STIs?
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?
This HIV-prevention medication is taken before possible exposure and is available as pills or injections.
What is PrEP?
Naloxone is important, but this lifesaving action may also be needed when someone is not breathing normally.
What is rescue breathing
While dehydration can be dangerous, rapidly drinking an extreme amount of water can cause dangerously low blood levels of this electrolyte.
What is sodium?