DARKE COUNTY — The Darke County Common Overall health District is providing absolutely free Narcan for particular residents.
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The Darke County Common Overall health District posted on Facebook that the division will distribute absolutely free Narcan for particular opioid customers.
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To qualify, the division gave the following suggestions:
- Prior opioid intoxication or overdose.
- History of nonmedical opioid use.
- Initiation or cessation of methadone or buprenorphine.
- Higher opioid prescription.
Opioid customers who meet the suggestions ought to also be getting any opioid prescription plus one particular of the following:
- Rotated from one particular opioid to a further for the reason that of attainable incomplete cross-tolerance.
- Smoking, COPD, emphysema, asthma, sleep apnea, respiratory infection, or other respiratory illness.
- Renal dysfunction, hepatic illness, cardiac illness, or HIV/AIDS.
- Concurrent alcohol use.
- Concurrent benzodiazepine or other sedative prescription.
- Concurrent antidepressant prescription.
- Individuals who may well have difficulty accessing emergency healthcare solutions (distance, remoteness).
A voluntary request from a family members member, pal, peace officer, or other particular person in a position to help an person who there is cause to think is at threat of experiencing an opioid-connected overdose can also be produced.
These interested in the absolutely free Narcan distribution and who meet the suggestions can make contact with the division at 937-548-4196 ext. 235.
