Boston Globe OP-ED on NARCAN

Boston Globe OP-ED on NARCAN: FEW DEATHS from heroin overdose happen alone. A friend or relative is often standing by helplessly as a victim’s skin turns blue, their pulse slows, and breathing stops. In 2008, 594 people died from accidental overdoses of heroin and other opioid drugs in Massachusetts. That’s why a promising state pilot program that gets a life-saving overdose-reversal drug called naloxone into the hands of friends and relatives of opioid addicts should be expanded to more communities.....

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http://bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2011/11/27/fighting-heroin-overdoses-key-ally-often-overlooked/qo2LNWaAjvmoBWyvUCU48K/story.html

Tips for Calling

Have the address and location of where you are handy.
Stay calm, and ask others around you to be quiet.
Let them know, “my friend has overdosed.” If you don’t want to mention drugs or overdose, tell them, “my friend is not breathing.”
Follow the instructions of the operator and paramedics as closely as you can.
If you have to leave the person for any reason, put them in the recovery position.