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Overdose Prevention

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KNOW THE SIGNS OF AN OvERDOSE 

  • Small, constricted "pinpoint pupils”
  • Falling asleep or losing consciousness
  • Slow, weak, or no breathing
  • Choking or gurgling sounds
  • Limp body
  • Cold and/or clammy skin
  • Discolored skin (especially in lips and nails)

if you think someone is overdosing 

  1. Call 911 Immediately*
  2. Administer naloxone, if available
  3. Try to keep the person awake and breathing
  4. Lay the person on their side to prevent choking 
  5. Stay with the person until emergency assistance arrives
  6. Repeat step 2, with a new naloxone spray after 2-3 minutes if person is not awake

 

* Most states have laws that may protect a person who is overdosing or the person who called for help from legal trouble.

WHAT ARE OPIOIDS?
Opioids: heroin,morphine, codeine, oxycontin, vicodin, norco, dilaudid, fentanyl*
Not Opioids: cocaine, meth, xanax, valium, muscle, relaxers, alcohol,cannabis

*Fentanyl has been found mixed in many non-opioid substances. A person using ANY illicit substance is at risk of opioid overdose!

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!

CA SB 367:  Known as the Campus Opioid Safety Act (Act). The Act requires community college district (CCD) to provide educational and preventive information about opioid overdose.

CA AB 472: 9-1-1 Good Samaritan Law Provides limited protection from arrest, charge and prosecution for people who seek emergency medical assistance at the scene of a suspected drug overdose

Naloxone Now SLO
Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States.  76% of overdose deaths in San Luis Obispo County are opioid-related (San Luis Obispo County Coroner's Office, 2021). 

Naloxone (also known by its brand name Narcan) is a medicine that can reverse an opioid overdose. It is non-addictive, has virtually no side effects, and has no potential for abuse as it does not produce any high effect. It comes in the form of a nasal spray or an injection and is safe to give to anyone suspected of experiencing an overdose. Naloxone only works on opioids in the brain and will have no effect on someone without opioids in their system. Overdose occurs when opioids cause a person to stop breathing. Naloxone works within minutes by temporarily removing opioids from their receptors, allowing the person to breathe again.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urges people to carry naloxone, the overdose reversal medication, if they use opioids or spend time with someone who does. 

where to find naloxone:

Watch these videos to see how to use Naloxone:

Click Here (Spanish CDC video) Administrar Naloxona

Fentanyl Test Strips (FTS) work best when the entire substance is tested. Since fentanyl doesn't always distribute evenly throughout a substance, it is possible to have a false negative if not all of the substance is tested. Test strips are not 100% accurate; they are one tool to reduce risk. Follow the directions below to test your drugs before using, and proceed with caution!

Click Here: How to use DANCESAFE Fentanyl Test Strips

CAUTION! Fentanyl test strips are not 100% accurate. They are one tool to help increase safety. No drug use is 100% safe.

 

Free Drink Safety Tools-  Available Now!

Stay Safe & Informed! The Student Health Center is offering FREE drink safety devices to help prevent drink tampering:

  • Adhesive Drink Covers – Protect your drink from spiking.
  • Think Twice Drink Test Strips – Detect harmful substances.

Stop by the Student Health Center today to pick up yours! Stay safe and look out for each other.

Supplies are limited – get yours while they last!

Click Here for More Information

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