SIGNS OF AN OVERDOSE
- Face is clammy to touch and has lost color
- Body is limp
- Fingernails or lips have a blue or purple tinge
- Vomiting or making gurgling noises
- Cannot be awakened from sleep or unable to speak
- Breathing is slow or has stopped
- Heartbeat is slow or has stopped
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IF YOU WITNESS AN OVERDOSE
- Call 911
- Do 2 rescue breaths
- Draw 0.4 mg/ml of naloxone into syringe
- Administer nalaxone into the shoulder or thigh muscle
- Continue 2 rescue breaths every 5 seconds
- If no response, repeat 0.4 mg/ml of naloxone every 3 minutes
- Remain onsite until assistance arrives and cooperate with first responders
The Good Samaritan Law protects you so you can protect your friend.
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