If these signs are present, call 911 and administer naloxone. Naloxone, an opioid antagonist, rapidly displaces the opioids, such as tramadol and hydrocodone, that are bound to the opioid receptors.
Student Health is organizing opportunities to learn health skills — including naloxone intervention and hands-only CPR training — for Nov. 21’s Conquest spirit rally and con ...
For the last few months, the Mobile County Health Department’s Overdose Prevention Program has been working with LTS Health on a project to supply healthcare k ...
Naloxone is a life-saving medication which helps reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Improving naloxone access is a central pillar of the federal response to the worsening opioid crisis in the ...
In 2023, more than 80,000 people in the United States died of opioid overdoses. An overdose occurs when a person takes too much of an opioid (morphine, heroin, fentanyl, etc.) or a combination of ...
There’s been a large increase in the amount of bystanders who administer opioid reversal medication in the event of an overdose. Researchers say a lot more still needs to be done.