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From the Nashville Zoo’s fb page! Here’s the petition, please please please take a moment to add your name (even if you’re not from Nashville!). If you are from Tennessee, contact your representatives and make it clear that the people do not want this data center. This is an AZA accredited zoo which is home to several species of critically endangered animals, we NEED to protect it. Make your voice heard!
semi-regular psa that depending on where you live, getting a few doses of narcan might literally be as quick, easy, and free as pouring river water in your socks. it's small, light, and easy to carry around in any kind of bag bigger than a wallet; it's simple to administer; it doesn't become hazardous after its expiry date, just very slowly less effective but still okay to use; it's safe to give multiple doses of it in succession; and it won't cause any harm even if given to someone not experiencing an opioid overdose. (due to the nature of how it works it is a potion of instant withdrawal and might make someone very sick very quickly for that reason, but you can't give someone a hazardous overdose of narcan.) even if you don't think anyone in your life licitly or illicitly uses opioids it's still worth it to pick some up just in case. if you are the Purse Bitch of your friend group and have ever said something like "well what if we do need two full boxes of bandaids all of a sudden" then you simply owe it to yourself to see if a public health center near you has a free narcan distribution service.
For those curious on how to respond to an overdose using Narcan/naloxone, NYC’s health department has a good video on the subject. For those in NYC, their website also has information on how to obtain it.
always great to carry narcan, and while you CANNOT give an “overdose” of narcan, you can effectively drown somebody if you give a large dose. the “drowning” is flash pulmonary edema, and is associated with larger amounts of narcan being administered to somebody who is overdosing.
so absolutely please get some and carry it with you, and remember that you don’t need 20+ mg of narcan to reverse an od!
Adding onto the last rb as someone who works in harm reduction and has given overdose reversal trainings.
First want to say that OP your post is great but it's important to mention that you NEED to wait 2-3 minutes before administer a second dose of naloxone (the generic and frankly better version of Narcan, Narcan is a for-profit brand so if you can it's better to get the generic from your local SSP or HD), for folks who are dependent upon or otherwise regular users of opioids naloxone can precipitate pretty nasty symptoms of withdrawal, no one is gonna feel *great* after an overdose, but acute withdrawal can lead to vomiting, shakes, and a whole slurry of symptoms ranging from unpleasant to medically dangerous.
While were here, here is a quick runddown of symptoms of an opioid OD to look out for:
- Person’s skin might look blueish or greyish, depending on skin tone
- Skin might feel cold or clammy
- Might hear “agonal breathing” - a gasping/gulping/grunting sound sometimes mistaken for snoring
- Sometimes you might not see or hear any of these obvious signs. The person might just seem like they are sleeping or in a heavy nod.
You can check for responsiveness by verbally calling for them and doing a sternum rub (running your knuckles up and down the center of their chest), but don't spend a bunch of time trying to get them up-- every secound counts.
Second major point: when reversing an OD you are looking for a return to regular breathing, NOT for the person to wake up. Adulterants like xylazine (tranq) and medetomidine are fairly common in the US fent supply, and given that these are sedatives they can put folks out for hours at a time. Make sure to give rescue breaths and monitor breathing continuously until emergency service providers arrive (or if you are unable to call 911/999/etc, have someone stay with the person for at least 90 min). The biggest mistake I see people make is, since they're in a panic, they continuously administer naloxone without waiting and without watching for breathing bc they're worried about the person not coming to. I get that it's really scary, but it's vital that you're focusing on the correct tells.
Like last rb said too, you don't need a crazy mg amount to reverse an OD, in fact you don't need more than 4mg max (6mg if the person REALLY isn't breathing) for nasal naloxone and 0.8mg/ml max for intramuscular naloxone. This is about 2 doses for each type, and often one dose is enough to stabilize someone (when the medicine wears off any opioids left in the system will rebind to opioid receptors, though, so keeping a dose on hand is vital especially if they can't get to the hospital for monitoring). There is no evidence that high dose naloxone such as Kloxxado is more effective in reversing overdoses, and actually poses a greater danger due to its ability to quickly lead to acute withdrawal. These products are produced by for-profit companies co-opting panic surrounding the present street opioid supply, and are not recommended by anyone with experience in the field.
If you want to find free naloxone near you but aren't sure where, NextDistro is a great resource for those in the US
This is an awesome use of what is probably a master's degree if not a doctorate and I am 100% thrilled that she shared it even though it was embarrassing and she squeaked.
turns out you only need three things to survive the apocalypse (total collapse of human society and takeover by aliens for an intergalactic game show):
your ex-girlfriend’s prizewinning persian cat
the system ai’s foot fetish (your feet, specifically)
anticapitalist RAGE
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