Naloxone is a life-saving medication that works to rapidly reverse an opioid overdose and restore normal breathing. Naloxone has no effect on someone who does not have opioids in their system.
Someone who is overdosing cannot give themselves naloxone. If people you know use illegal pills, powders, or other opioids, you should consider carrying naloxone.
A person is unresponsive and won’t wake up.
A person’s breath is slow or absent, or they are making choking or gurgling sounds.
The person’s lips, skin, or fingertips are pale or blue.
California Good Samaritan laws may protect a person who is overdosing, or the person helping them, from legal trouble.
Use the medication on the person as soon as you can.
The emergency dispatcher can give you CPR instructions if you need them.
*Perform rescue breathing if you have a pocket mask/face shield or the person is known to be non-infectious.
Monitor the person until emergency services arrive.
Fentanyl hides in more illegal opioids than you think, and those opioids are deadly. Opioid-related deaths involving synthetic opioids like fentanyl have more than tripled in the last decade and account for 82%** of all opioid overdose deaths in the United States. Any opioid that doesn’t come from a doctor could be laced with fentanyl.
· There are two types of fentanyl: pharmaceutical fentanyl and illicitly manufactured fentanyl—both types are synthetic (or man-made) opioids.
· Pharmaceutical fentanyl is used to treat patients with severe pain, such as after surgery, and sometimes for chronic pain. It can be given as a shot, used as a patch on the skin, or prescribed in lozenge form.
· While it can be taken safely as administered by a doctor, misuse and abuse of fentanyl is common.
· Illicitly manufactured fentanyl is being added to counterfeit drugs because it is highly addictive and potent.
See how fentanyl hides in illegal opioids.
No one—not you or the person you got the drug from—can tell if a drug contains fentanyl by just looking at it. The best way to stay safe is to avoid counterfeit pills and powders without your name on the prescription.
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For more information on how to access naloxone or to receive a training on how to administer it, please contact the County of San Diego Behavioral Health Services Harm Reduction Team at HarmReduction.HHSA@sdcounty.ca.gov.
If you or someone you care about is struggling, there are programs, medication-assisted treatments, and recovery support services available in San Diego County. Call the San Diego Access & Crisis Line at (888) 724-7240 to speak with a trained professional today and learn about resources to meet your needs.
To get connected to general community resources, you can also contact 2-1-1.
