You’ve likely heard Narcan can save lives. KSAT Explains how it works, where it comes from, and what happens after someone is given the medication.
The nasal spray is more commonly used today, but the injectable form has existed for decades.Naloxone, in the injectable form, was patented in the early 1960s to reverse an opioid overdose.Opiates bind to receptors in the brain.
“After you do that, you want to roll the person onto their side into what’s considered a rescue position,” Cleveland said.When a person is overdosing on opioids, you have three to five minutes to give them Narcan to save their life. “It’s like the flu but 10 times worse,” said Hector Castro, a man recovering from substance abuse addiction who now works withHe estimates he has administered Narcan to someone else 500 times.
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