NARCAN® (naloxone)
Emily’s Hope also distributes Teva and Padagis branded naloxone. Both are generic alternatives to the brand name NARCAN® Nasal Spray.
NARCAN® Nasal Spray (naloxone) is designed to rapidly reverse the effects of a life-threatening opioid emergency.
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WHEN TO USE
Use to “revive” someone during an overdose from many prescription pain medications or street drugs such as heroin
Safe to use even if opioids are not present
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
Will not wake up or respond to a loud voice or rubbing firmly on the middle of their chest
Breathing is very slow, uneven, or has stopped
Center part of eye is very small, sometimes called “pinpoint pupils”
Fingernails and lips turning blue or purple
How To Use
WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF A SUSPECTED OPIOID EMERGENCY
Resources
Emily’s Hope also distributes Teva and Padagis Naloxone Nasal Spray. Both are generic alternatives to the brand name NARCAN® Nasal Spray. Both function the same as NARCAN® Nasal Spray.
Important
- For use in the nose only
- Do not test nasal spray device before use
- 1 nasal spray device contains 1 dose of medicine
- Each device sprays 1 time only
Step
1
CHECK IF YOU SUSPECT AN OVERDOSE
- CHECK for a suspected overdose: the person will not wake up or is very sleepy or not breathing well.
- Yell “Wake up!”
- Shake the person gently.
- If the person is not awake, go to Step 2.
Step
2
GIVE 1ST DOSE IN THE NOSE
- HOLD the nasal spray device with your thumb on the bottom of the plunger.
- INSERT the nozzle into either NOSTRIL.
- PRESS the plunger firmly to give the 1st dose.
- 1 nasal spray device contains 1 dose.
Step
3
CALL
- CALL 911 immediately after giving the 1st dose.
Step
4
WATCH & GIVE
- WAIT 2-3 minutes after the 1st dose to give the medicine time to work.
- If the person wakes up: go to Step 5.
- If the person does not wake up:
- CONTINUE TO GIVE doses every 2-3 minutes until the person wakes up.
- It is safe to keep giving doses.
Step
5
STAY
- STAY until ambulance arrives: even if the person wakes up.
- GIVE another dose if the person becomes very sleepy again.
- You may need to give all the doses in the pack.
HOW TO GET
Having NARCAN® in your first-aid kit or carrying it with you on the go can save lives.
Individuals
Emily’s Hope has free naloxone distribution boxes throughout South Dakota.
Organizations
Emily’s Hope provides free overdose emergency kits to place near AEDs. Each kit contains two doses of NARCAN®, a glove, instructions and a sticker.
In a bold and necessary step to address South Dakota’s rising overdose death rate, Emily’s Hope has partnered with South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, the Department of Social Services, and the Department of Health to distribute 20,000 naloxone kits—equaling 40,000 doses—throughout the state.