If you found someone who had overdosed, would you know how to respond and administer a life-saving dose of Naloxone?
from Ohio State University finds that more than three quarters of Americans don’t think they would be able to use it to help reverse an overdose.
“First you’ll want to check the person that you think might be having an overdose, shout their name, shake their shoulder,” Hall listed. “If it looks like they’re not breathing you’ll want to open up your Naloxone kit.”
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