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?
This Widener department is available 24/7 on the Chester campus and can respond when a student needs immediate help or assistance.
What is Campus Safety?
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?
Your friend has been drinking at an off-campus party and insists they can drive back to Widener. The safer move is to help them arrange this.
What is getting home safely or checking in?
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?
Located in Metropolitan Hall, this Widener service provides confidential medical care and can also help students with STI screenings and other health needs.
What is Student Health Services?
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?
A student is worried about their own substance use, stress, or a friend who is struggling. This Widener service offers counseling and can help connect students with additional support.
What is CAPS?
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 naloxone. You should still do this until emergency help arrives because naloxone’s effects are temporary.
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?
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?
Widener has this policy specifically designed to reduce students’ hesitation to seek help during an alcohol- or drug-related emergency because they are worried about getting in trouble.
What is the Medical Amnesty Policy?
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 naloxone. 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?