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What Is Naloxone?

Naloxone is a medication that can reverse an overdose caused by an opioid drug (heroin, illegal fentanyl, or prescription pain medications). When given during an overdose, naloxone blocks the effects of opioids on the brain and quickly restores breathing.

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What Is An Opioid?

How to Administer Naloxone

Naloxone Laws & Rules

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Don't panic, learn how to administer naloxone

Learn how to administer naloxone by watching this video from the Ohio Department of Health.

How to administer naloxone

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14

Ohioans die daily from unintentional drug overdoses.

5,017

Ohioans died from unintentional drug overdose in 2020.

81% (or 4,041)

Of unintentional overdose deaths in Ohio involved fentanyl or fentanyl analogues in 2020.

6% (or 308)

Of unintentional overdose deaths in Ohio involved heroin in 2020.

Project DAWN

Project DAWN (Deaths Avoided With Naloxone) is a network of opioid overdose education and naloxone distribution programs (OENDP) coordinated by the Ohio Department of Health.
Learn More about Project DAWN

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Naloxone and opioid information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

National Harm Reduction Coalition

The National Harm Reduction Coalition is a nationwide advocate and ally for people who use drugs.

SAMHSA

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) information regarding naloxone and Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT).

United States Food and Drug Administration

What you should know about naloxone from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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