Narcan/Naloxone Advocacy & Training offered by StopOverdose.org
Narcan/Naloxone Advocacy & Training offered by StopOverdose.org
Provides training materials designed to prevent overdose by explaining the signs and symptoms of overdose and what can be done after an overdose has been detected. Also provides general information on drug use and abuse. Provides information about Narcan/naloxone, a prescription medicine that blocks the effects of opiates. Also provides information about Washington state's "911 Good Samaritan" law. The law provides immunity from criminal charges of drug possession to those who seek medical help for a drug overdose, whether they are seeking help for themselves or if they are witnessing the overdose. The immunity does not extend to outstanding warrants, probation or parole violations, drug manufacture or delivery, controlled substances homicide, or crimes other than drug possession. Provides materials for download.
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US
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StopOverdose.org
Website provides information about Narcan/naloxone, which is a drug designed to reverse the effects of an overdose of opiates. Also provides information on Washington's Good Samaritan Law, which guarantees immunity from criminal charges of drug possession if a witness of drug overdose seeks medical help. Website also lists distribution sites for Narcan/naloxone.