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Narcan use in Overtime.
grumpygy
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quote: Over the course of three days, there have been 21 Emergency Department visits for heroin-related overdoses in Lane County, and Lane County Public Health wants the community to be aware of the situation.
The overdoses happened between Sept. 21 and 23, with an average of seven per day, Lane County Public Health (LCPH) said.
RELATED: Heroin overdose count continues to rise in Lane County
LCPH said knowing how to use naloxone, also known as Narcan, is important for people who take high doses of prescribed opioids, those using illicit opioids, family and friends of people who are addicts and community members who come into contact with people at risk for opioid overdose.
Narcan is an overdose-reversing and life-saving drug. The effects are temporary, and the person still needs medical attention afterward.
MORE: Springfield police warn of lethal heroin batch after several overdoses
LCPH also said to avoid using opioids alone and be cautious about tolerance level. People who have relapsed have a lower tolerance, increasing their risk of overdose. Officials also said to be aware of the risk of mixing drugs. Street drugs are often cut with other drugs or materials and can be dangerous.
LCPH?s Prevention Lane program offers help, including resources for training, facts, warning signs, how to help and more.
http://www.kezi.com/content/news/Lane-County-Emergency-Departments-see-21-heroin-overdoses-in-3-days-494311981.html
Think its just starting.
Remember I had this topic cause the local Police were going to start carrying it. http://forums.GunBroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=713803&SearchTerms=narcan
The overdoses happened between Sept. 21 and 23, with an average of seven per day, Lane County Public Health (LCPH) said.
RELATED: Heroin overdose count continues to rise in Lane County
LCPH said knowing how to use naloxone, also known as Narcan, is important for people who take high doses of prescribed opioids, those using illicit opioids, family and friends of people who are addicts and community members who come into contact with people at risk for opioid overdose.
Narcan is an overdose-reversing and life-saving drug. The effects are temporary, and the person still needs medical attention afterward.
MORE: Springfield police warn of lethal heroin batch after several overdoses
LCPH also said to avoid using opioids alone and be cautious about tolerance level. People who have relapsed have a lower tolerance, increasing their risk of overdose. Officials also said to be aware of the risk of mixing drugs. Street drugs are often cut with other drugs or materials and can be dangerous.
LCPH?s Prevention Lane program offers help, including resources for training, facts, warning signs, how to help and more.
http://www.kezi.com/content/news/Lane-County-Emergency-Departments-see-21-heroin-overdoses-in-3-days-494311981.html
Think its just starting.
Remember I had this topic cause the local Police were going to start carrying it. http://forums.GunBroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=713803&SearchTerms=narcan
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What could go wrong with saving lives?
Price of heroin overdose antidote Narcan rises as much as 500 percent
https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/price-heroin-overdose-antidote-narcan-rises-much-500-percent/mkPgonP1WjR38UQlDDTtBN/]
Really a shame that eating fish on Fridays won't give you the required high. Probably just as well, if it did I couldn't afford fish.
Another case where the abusers damage the ability for those that actually have a medical need for pain control, and how our boys in Washington turn every program into a money making machine for criminals including themselves. [xx(]
Does Narcan count as a win or a loss in the $ billions of dollars spent on our war on drugs that started in the 1970's ?
Another case where the abusers damage the ability for those that actually have a medical need for pain control, and how our boys in Washington turn every program into a money making machine for criminals including themselves. [xx(]
Could not be more Right about that.