Tags: Naloxone myths vs facts! Test your knowledge with a quick guide from Face to Face.
Opioid overdoses are medical emergencies, and when people have the tools they need to respond, it saves lives.
Myth: Naloxone isn’t effective at reversing a fentanyl overdose.
Fact: Naloxone acts on all opioids. Overdoses on highly potent opioids like fentanyl can sometimes require more doses of naloxone.
Myth: If I don’t use opioids, I don’t need to know how to use naloxone.
Fact: Overdoses can happen anywhere and bystanders who are prepared to respond to them save lives.
Myth: Naloxone can easily be self-administered.
Fact: The symptoms of an opioid overdose can make naloxone difficult to self-administer.
Myth: It is harmful to give naloxone to someone who doesn’t need it.
Fact: Naloxone has no effect if opioids are not present in a person’s system.
At Face to Face, we are one part fierce compassion, one part practical care. That’s why we provide our community with access to free naloxone and other tools for opioid overdose prevention.
Come visit us Face to Face at 873 Street, Santa Rosa. We’re open Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Naloxone is available 24/7 our outdoor vending machine!
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