Instructions for how to identify an opioid overdose and how to administer naloxone from the Arizona Department of Health Services.
Read MoreEmployers can teach their employees how to recognize the signs and symptoms of an overdose, and consider having naloxone in the workplace.
Read MoreTool to find out where naloxone might be available near you.
Read MoreUsing naloxone to reverse opioid overdose in the workplace factsheet: information for employers and workers.
Read MoreNaloxone is a very effective drug for reversing opioid overdoses. Police officers, emergency medical services providers, and non-emergency professional responders carry the drug for that purpose. The Surgeon General of the United States is also urging others who may encounter people at risk for opioid overdose to have naloxone available and to learn how to use it to save lives
Read MoreTraining opportunities for public health, clinicians, law enforcement agencies, pharmacists and EMS personnel.
Read MoreNaloxone, or Narcan®, can reverse opioid overdoses. ADHS Director Dr. Cara Christ has issued standing orders for naloxone that authorizes any Arizona-licensed pharmacists to dispense naloxone to any individual.
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