Overdose Awareness

This account was created as apart of a school project to raise awareness about the current overdose epidemic. Help is out there!

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Know the signs in order to prevent overdose death.
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Understand the epidemic.

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Naloxone is a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose.

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Naloxone blocks the effects of opioids during an overdose and restores breathing in 2-8 minutes.

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Pennsylvania is among the top ten states with the highest opioid use and overdose rates.

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One person dies every 19 minutes from unintentional drug overdose.

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Overdose can result in permanent brain and organ damage, and can result in death.

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What is Overdose? When a drug is eaten, inhaled, or injected through the skin in excessive amounts and injures the body.

[Overdose Awareness @StopODs]

This account was created as apart of a class project to raise awareness about the current overdose epidemic.