naloxone
Opioid antagonist medication
Naloxone is a medication that rapidly reverses opioid overdoses by blocking opioid receptors in the brain.
Administered by injection or nasal spray, it can restore normal breathing within minutes to someone who has overdosed on heroin, fentanyl, or prescription painkillers.
Brand name Narcan.
Emergency responders, hospitals, and increasingly ordinary people carry it: The paramedics administered naloxone and she started breathing again.
Morphine-class analgesic
- fentanylSynthetic pain-blocking compound
- heroinIllegal addictive opiate
- morphineOpioid analgesic medication
- reversalComplete change of direction
antidote · unresponsive · breathing · rescue · emergency · paramedics · ambulance · naltrexone
State of needing another
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- therapyCurative mental treatment
counseling · relapse · support · MAT · methadone · buprenorphine · substance use · harm reduction
Administered via needle
- intranasalWithin the nose
- intramuscularInto muscle tissue
- auto-injectorSelf-administered needle device
- doseQuantity of medicine
pharmacology · prescription · pharmacy · administration · half-life · generic · FDA · formulation
Initial crisis scene personnel
- paramedicPrehospital emergency caregiver
- EMTPrehospital care professional
- policeCivil law enforcement
- firefighterEmergency blaze responder
dispatcher · CPR · revival · stabilize · critical · urgent · lifesaver · scene
Proactive community assistance
- needle exchangeSafe injection supply service
- communityCollective of connected people
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- decriminalizationEnding criminal status
stigma · public health · education · awareness · training · peer support · standing order · Good Samaritan law
opioid
Morphine-class analgesic
- fentanylSynthetic pain-blocking compound
- heroinIllegal addictive opiate
- morphineOpioid analgesic medication
reversal · antidote · unresponsive · breathing · rescue · emergency · paramedics · ambulance · naltrexone · toxicity
dependence
State of needing another
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
therapy · counseling · relapse · support · MAT · methadone · buprenorphine · substance use · harm reduction · abstinence
injectable
Administered via needle
- intranasalWithin the nose
- intramuscularInto muscle tissue
- auto-injectorSelf-administered needle device
dose · pharmacology · prescription · pharmacy · administration · half-life · generic · FDA · formulation · kit
first responder
Initial crisis scene personnel
firefighter · dispatcher · CPR · revival · stabilize · critical · urgent · lifesaver · scene · response time
outreach
Proactive community assistance
- needle exchangeSafe injection supply service
- communityCollective of connected people
- advocacyPleading for a cause
decriminalization · stigma · public health · education · awareness · training · peer support · standing order · Good Samaritan law · grassroots
- emergency rescue911, CPR, ambulance, paramedic, paramedics
- recoveryrecovery, sobriety, rehab, recover, recovery room
- drugsibuprofen, marijuana, aspirin, meth, cocaine
- substance abuseaddiction, abuse, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, substance use
- addiction servicesrehab, detox, methadone, AA, recovery programs
- emergency medsepinephrine, adrenaline, EpiPen, nitroglycerin, glucagon
naloxonemorphine
Opioid analgesic medication
fentanyl · heroin · carfentanil · oxycodone · hydrocodone