Naloxone is a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose. It is an opioid antagonist. This means that it attaches to opioid receptors and reverses and blocks the effects of other opioids.
Naloxone can quickly restore normal breathing and save the life of a person who is overdosing on opioids. In 2017, over 47,600 people died from an overdose on opioid drugs, including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and fentanyl. The statistics of overdoses over last 3 years :1,583 overdose deaths per year. 2.51% of all deaths are from drug overdose. OD deaths increased at an annual rate of 4.84% over the last 3 years. The OD death rate is 26.9 deaths out of every 100,000 residents. Naloxone is a safe medication that is widely used by emergency medical personnel and other first responders to prevent opioid overdose deaths. Unfortunately, by the time a person having an overdose is reached, it is often too late.# Write an article for a school newsletter about Narcan and how it can be used .
# Write an Op-Ed piece/letter to editor that discusses how Narcan will not stop addiction or abuse
# Write a brief editorial regarding your opinion of Narcan and its uses.
# How can schools be involved with appropriate use of Narcan. In your opinion, should teachers need to know how to administer it or is it no appropriate to do so.
# In what ways can schools address drug and alcohol issues acutely or with prevention programs?Articles
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htmhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30180002/https://www.k12.wa.us/sites/default/files/public/healthservices/pubdocs/Opioid-RelatedOverdoseTraininginSchools.pdf
Substance Use and Addiction
