DMHAS - Connecticut

1 Opioid overdoses have become epidemic. In Connecticut , on average, two people die every day from an opioid overdose . How to use naloxone , also known as Narcan, can reverse an opioid overdose in a few naloxone (Narcan) to minutes. Opioids include street drugs (like reverse an Opioid heroin) and prescription drugs (like overdose Oxycontin). People do overdose and die from prescription drugs by using too much or mixing them with other pills, street drugs, or alcohol. DMHAS . - Don't stop unless they revive, EMS - Push up briskly on the plunger arrives or to give the Narcan. with your thumb How to Recognize an Opioid overdose 3. Give Narcan.

2 The person does not respond when you call their name, shake them or cause pain by rubbing your knuckles hard on their breastbone. For intranasal Narcan: Their breathing is too slow (less For injectable Narcan: than 10 breaths/minute) or they - pop off orange top of vial and insert - remove the yellow cap atop the plastic aren't breathing at all syringe tube and screw the atomizer on Their skin is blue or gray, - remove 1 cc of Narcan by pulling - remove the bottom yellow cap and the especially the lips and fingernails down on the plunger red cap from the vial; screw the vial They may be making loud, - insert syringe into a large muscle and into the bottom of the tube uneven snoring or gurgling push the plunger in - spray half the vial up each nostril by noises pushing the vial up through the tube What to do if you think the Give a second dose of the naloxone person has overdosed on if no response after 2 3 minutes opioids 4.

3 Recovery Position If you must 1. Call 911 tell them the person For the Evzio auto-injector: leave the person alone at any isn't breathing or is having -Pull the device apart and follow the time, roll them onto their side so trouble breathing and explain instructions it provides they won't choke if they start to your exact location. In vomit. Connecticut , you are protected from arrest for drug possession if you act as a Good Samaritan by seeking medical assistance for a person you believe is overdosing. 2. Rescue Breathing you can help the person get oxygen by - put them on their back and open their For the Narcan Nasal Spray: airway by tilting their head back and - Tilt the person's head back while lifting their chin supporting their neck with one hand - pinch their nose and give 2 breaths - Insert the device in one nostril with first, then one breath every 5 seconds the other ha