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Does your business have life-saving medicine on-hand?
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Last year in Michigan

Emergency department visits
for overdoses

Overdose deaths

EMS responses to probable
opioid overdoses

Prescription opioid
doses dispensed
Sourced from State of Michigan data:
https://www.michigan.gov/opioids/category-data

Free Naloxone kits

for Grand Rapids area businesses
We'll stop by to deliver a Naloxone kit (pictured below) and answer any questions you may have.
Overdoses can happen anywhere: parking lots, public bathrooms, vehicles, commercial buildings, gas stations...
Michigan Good Samaritan laws cover you for the administration and use of Naloxone when it's believed to be needed.
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Submit the form below if your business would like a free Naloxone kit.

Overdose statistics

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Resources

Prevention, treatment and more
What are the signs of an opioid overdose?
During an overdose, a person’s breathing can be dangerously slowed or stopped, causing brain damage or death. It’s important to recognize the signs and act fast, even before emergency workers arrive.

Signs of an overdose may include:
  • Small, constricted “pinpoint pupils”
  • Falling asleep or loss of consciousness
  • Limp body
  • Slow, shallow breathing
  • Choking or gurgling sounds
What drugs will Naloxone work on?
If you give naloxone to a person who has not taken an opioid medicine, it will not hurt them.

Naloxone (Narcan®) temporarily reverses the effects of overdose from drugs made from opium or opioids, including:
  • heroin
  • morphine
  • oxycodone (OxyContin®)
  • methadone
  • fentanyl
  • hydrocodone (Vicodin®)
  • codeine
  • hydromorphone
  • buprenorphine
What to do if you think someone has overdosed on opioids?
  • Call 911 immediately.
  • Give naloxone as quickly as possible, if available. Do not wait for emergency workers to arrive before giving naloxone.
  • Try to keep the person awake and breathing.
  • Lay the person on their side to prevent choking.
  • Stay with the person until emergency workers arrive.
  • Naloxone is a temporary treatment. More than one dose might be needed under some
    circumstances, especially if an overdose event involves illicitly manufactured fentanyl and
    fentanyl-related substances.
All information above from the CDC Factsheet: How and When to Use Naloxone for an Opioid Overdose
View CDC Fact Sheet
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SAMHSA National Hotline
If you or someone you know needs help with opioid use disorder, call the SAMSHA National Hotline, a 24-hour, 365-day-a-year, treatment referral hotline.
1-800-662-HELP (4357)
The Grand Rapids Red Project
The Grand Rapids Red Project provides free case management, recovery coaching and harm reduction services to the West Michigan community.
(616) 456-9063 www.redproject.org
Find Substance Use Disorder Treatment
There are many treatment options available for substance use disorders.
Visit SAMHSA - treatment program locator
Opioid Overdose - Learn More
Learn the warning signs of opioid overdose and how naloxone and medications for OUD treatment can help treat and prevent it.
Visit SAMHSA - opioid overdose information
Opioid Use Disorder Prevention & Treatment
CDC guides and resources on opioid use disorder (OUD)
Visit CDC - OUD prevention Visit CDC - OUD treatment
What You Need to Know About Naloxone
Naloxone saves lives because it can quickly restore normal breathing to a person whose breathing has slowed or stopped as a result of overdosing on prescription opioid medications, heroin, or drugs that are adulterated and contaminated with an opioid like fentanyl (e.g., cocaine, methamphetamine).

Naloxone can be given safely to people of all ages, from infants to older adults. This includes a child who may have accidentally taken an opioid pain reliever or medicine to treat opioid use disorder.
CDC Naloxone Fact Sheet
What is Naloxone
Naloxone is a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose. It is an opioid antagonist. This means that it attaches to opioid receptors and reverses and blocks the effects of other opioids. Naloxone can quickly restore normal breathing to a person if their breathing has slowed or stopped because of an opioid overdose. But, naloxone has no effect on someone who does not have opioids in their system, and it is not a treatment for opioid use disorder.
National Institute on Drug Abuse - Naloxone DrugFacts