NARCAN (NALOXONE) NOW AVAILABLE AT THE NEWBURYPORT HEALTH DEPARTMENT
VIDEO: How to use Naloxone Kits: https://youtu.be/9ZmSXQfi74k
NARCAN (NALOXONE) NOW AVAILABLE AT THE NEWBURYPORT HEALTH DEPARTMENT
EMAIL: HEALTH@NEWBURYPORTMA.GOV
ARE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT AT RISK FOR OPIOD/ FENTANYL OVERDOSE? THE NEWBURYPORT HEALTH DEPARTMENT NOW OFFERS NARCAN HARM REDUCTION KITS. THE KITS CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING:
2 DOSES OF NARCAN WITH INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO USE
RESCUE BREATHING MASK
FENTANYL TEST STRIPS WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR TESTING
INFORMATION CARDS FOR MA SUBSTANCE HELPLINE AND MA OVERDOSE PREVENTION HELPLINE
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT SOME BASIC INFORMATION WILL BE ASKED OF RECIPIENTS WHEN RECEIVING NARCAN. AFTER THE INITIAL RECEIPT OF NARCAN, IF YOU RETURN FOR ADDITIONAL DOSES, YOU WILL BE ASKED IF THE PREVIOUS DOSES WERE USED TO PREVENT AN OVERDOSE. THIS INFORMATION IS OPTIONAL BUT IMPORTANT TO COLLECT. THERE WILL BE NO PERSONAL INFORMATION ASKED OF YOU.
ADDITIONALLY, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE GOOD SAMARITAN LAW PROTECTS PEOPLE WHO OVERDOSE OR SEEK HELP FOR SOMEONE OVERDOSING FROM BEING CHARGED OR PROSECUTED FOR SIMPLE DRUG POSSESSION. Naloxone We distribute to our community free of charge so that anyone who wants access to the life saving drug, will. We offer this with a brief training on how to use our intramuscular injectable kits.
If an overdose is suspected immediately call 911.
What is Naloxone and what does it do…
Naloxone(narcan) is the opioid antagonist that temporarily reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. Once injected into the body, naloxone creates a temporary barrier around the brain receptors blocking the opioid from attaching and causing an overdose. This is a TEMPORARY emergency measure and medical attention should be sought immediately.
How can you reverse an overdose?
>Check and make sure that the person is overdosing and not just unconscious. Try to wake them up.
Take your knuckles and grind them on the sternum in the middle of their chest for 10 seconds. This should
wake them up, if they're not overdosing. If you use naloxone on them and they aren’t overdosing, it will
not hurt them. It is better to use naloxone out of precaution than not at all.
> If they don’t wake up, CALL 911, they need medical attention! Let the operator know you're
administering naloxone.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASS HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES: OPIOD OVERDOSE RISK FACTORS
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