Naloxone (Narcan) Training

Opioids are drugs that manage pain. They are sold as a prescription: morphine, codeine, hydrocodone, oxycodone and others, or they are sold on the street (illegally): heroin, non-prescription fentanyl, carfentanil and others.

An opioid overdose is possible if the person:

1. Is unconscious and not responding to sounds, light shaking, or pain.

2. Not breathing enough or at all. They may have a bluish color to skin, lips, or fingertips. They may make gurgling sounds when they breathe.

Not always. As long as the person is breathing again, the naloxone did its job. If the person had a bluish color and is no longer blue, the naloxone did its job. Naloxone only stops opioids from working. Other drugs or alcohol may keep the person unconscious.