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Preventing an Opioid Overdose Tip Card
www.cdc.govPREVENTING AN OPIOID OVERDOSE Know the Signs. Save a Life. Opioid Overdose Basics Prescription opioids (like hydrocodone, oxycodone, and morphine) and illicit opioids (like heroin and illegally made fentanyl) are powerful drugs that have a risk of a potentially fatal overdose. Anyone who uses opioids can experience an
Five Essential Steps for First Responders
store.samhsa.govopioid overdose is suspected. Naloxone is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and has been used for decades by EMS personnel to reverse opioid overdose and resuscitate individuals who have overdosed on opioids. Research has shown that women, older people, and those without obvious signs of opioid use disorder are undertreated ...
Naloxone: The Opioid Reversal Drug that Saves Lives
www.hhs.govopioid overdose occurs. In April 2018, the U.S. Surgeon General called for heightened awareness and availability of naloxone to reverse the effects of opioid overdose. In the weeks and months since, we’ve seen a rise in the dispensing of the opioid antagonist – but there are additional ways to improve this response and ultimately, save lives.
SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Toolkit
store.samhsa.govchronic pain is at risk for opioid overdose, ... practices for the use of opioid analgesics to manage pain, as well as specific steps to ... Enforcement Administration-registered opioid treatment programs and in specialty substance use disorder treatment programs, as well as from physicians and other ...
Treating Opioid Addiction as a Chronic Disease
www.asam.orgTreating Opioid Addiction as a Chronic Disease . The United States is Currently in the Midst of an Opioid Overdose Epidemic. often involves cycles of …
Promoting Patient Care and Safety - Centers for Disease ...
www.cdc.goveffects of opioid overdose . Benzodiazepine: sometimes called “benzo,” is a sedative often used to treat anxiety, insomnia, and other conditions . PDMP: a prescription drug monitoring program is a statewide electronic database that tracks all controlled substance prescriptions . Medication-assisted treatment: treatment for opioid use disorder
Overdose Prevention in New York City: Supervised …
www1.nyc.govOverdose Prevention in New York City: Supervised Injection as a Strategy to Reduce Opioid Overdose and Public Injection