Format
Video and audio recordings
Publication Date
Published by / Citation
NIDA
Original Language

English

Partner Organisation
Country
United States
Keywords
naloxone
overdose
Overdose reversal
treatment

Opioid Overdose Reversal with Naloxone (Narcan, Evzio)

What is Naloxone?

Naloxone is a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose. It is an opioid antagonist—meaning that it binds to opioid receptors and can reverse and block the effects of other opioids. It can very quickly restore normal respiration to a person whose breathing has slowed or stopped as a result of overdosing with heroin or prescription opioid pain medications. 

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