[heterosupremacist]

Re : Post #13

The actual number of heroin overdoses is much higher than reported. I know this because the local hospitals distribute free Narcan; and I know people have had to use it to revive friends of theirs.

Naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan among others, is a medication used to block the effects of opioids, especially in overdose. Naloxone may be combined within the same pill as an opioid to decrease the risk of misuse. When given intravenously, it works within two minutes, and when injected into a muscle, it works within five minutes.

The medication may also be used in the nose. The effects of naloxone last about half an hour to an hour. Multiple doses may be required, as the duration of action of most opioids is greater than that of naloxone.

[puppypusher]

Narcan is Not a New Drug.This antidote to Opiate overdoses has been in existence since the early 1980’s.I know since I served on a Major North East Trauma Centers Police Dept.

Narcan Is a miracle antidote if you can get to the drug abuser in time. It's as if the abuser is coming back from the dead.

The only problem is sooner or later the abuser will kill himself as they never give up the heroine addiction.