Tagged - overdose

URMC provides opioid overdose prevention training

Naloxone displaces the opioid from the brain receptors, which stops the effects of the overdose for sixty to ninety minutes. This allows time for a hospital to intervene. 

Opioid overdose prevention training with Strong Recovery

Two Credentialed Recovery Peer Advocates from Strong Recovery came to Wilson Commons to educate the University community on treatment for opioid overdoses.

The Narcan Fairy comes to UR

Narcan kits are being added to every AED/CPR kit on campus, and trainings on how to use them are being offered to UR students.