One Manhattan bar owner says she saw for herself how important it is to be prepared.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Two-dozen staff members of the various Manhattan bars huddled around the counter at Lucky Jacks, a local’s spot in the Lower East Side on Tuesday. They were there to get trained on when, and how,– the brand name for the drug naloxone, a medication administered via nasal spray that reserves the effects of an opioid overdose.
Each of the bars the attendees work at will be equipped with new city-administered kits containing two doses of naloxone, a CPR mask, gloves and instructions as part of the “Narcan Behind Every Bar” campaign. “I stuck it behind the bar and kind of didn't think much of it until that night that there was that incident,” Joye told Gothamist.
She said she wasn’t sure if it was an overdose, but remembered the Narcan kit behind the bar, and knew it would be safe to use even if the person had not consumed opioids. Christianson had security call 911 and ran behind the bar to get the kit, rushing to read through the instructions and quickly administering the medication to the unconscious man. Then, she waited for emergency services to arrive.
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