Carrying naloxone could save a life

With overdose rates climbing, OHSU promotes wide distribution and use of life-saving kit

August 26, 2022 Portland, Oregon

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OHSU physicians are calling for hospitals and policymakers to work together to reduce drug-related harm. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

No prescription necessary

OHSU clinical pharmacist Emily Skogrand holds up the medication Naloxone, which is used to help in the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose. Naloxone is available at any OHSU pharmacy without a prescription. OHSU physicians are calling for hospitals and policymakers to work together to reduce drug-related harm. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Honora Englander, M.D.

Honora Englander, M.D., OHSU School of Medicine professor of hospital medicine. (OHSU)

Carrying naloxone could save a life

Naloxone for overdose treatment

Boxes of Naloxone sit on a shelf inside the OHSU pharmacy in Portland on Thursday, August 18, 2022. Naloxone is a medication that can treat narcotic overdose in an emergency situation. It is available at any OHSU pharmacy without a prescription. OHSU physicians are calling for hospitals and policymakers to work together to reduce drug-related harm. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Bradley Buchheit, M.D., M.S. (OHSU)

OHSU/Fritz Liedtke

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People came to learn about naloxone and its role in helping treat overdose in an emergency at an OHSU Farmers Market booth run by IMPACT team members on Tuesday, August 30, 2022. Overdose Awareness Day is Wednesday, August 31, 2022. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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IMPACT - Educating on Overdose Awareness

Lawrence Williams, M.S., education technology specialist at OHSU, center, stops by the OHSU Farmers Market on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, and visits the IMPACT booth to learn about naloxone and its role in helping treat overdose in an emergency. OHSU clinical pharmacist Emily Skogrand, left, and Kathleen Young, RN, BSN, right, staff the educational booth to promote overdose awareness. Overdose Awareness Day is Wednesday, August 31, 2022. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Overdose Awareness Education

Lawrence Williams, M.S., education technology specialist at OHSU, left, stops by the OHSU Farmers Market on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, and visits the IMPACT booth to learn about naloxone and its role in helping treat overdose in an emergency. OHSU's Kathleen Young, RN, BSN, right, answered questions and demonstrated the use of emergency medication naloxone at the educational booth to promote overdose awareness. Overdose Awareness Day is Wednesday, August 31, 2022. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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Lawrence Williams, M.S., education technology specialist at OHSU, left, stops by the OHSU Farmers Market on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, and visits the IMPACT booth to learn about naloxone and its role in helping treat overdose in an emergency. OHSU clinical pharmacist Emily Skogrand, far right, and Kathleen Young, RN, BSN, right, standing, staff the educational booth to promote overdose awareness. Overdose Awareness Day is Wednesday, August 31, 2022. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

IIMPACT - International Overdose Awareness Day

A banner lines the bridge near the OHSU Farmers Market on Tuesday, August 30, 2022. People came by the IMPACT booth to learn about naloxone and its role in helping treat overdose in an emergency. OHSU clinical pharmacist Emily Skogrand and Kathleen Young, RN, BSN, answered questions and hosted a demonstration at the educational booth to promote overdose awareness. Overdose Awareness Day is Wednesday, August 31, 2022. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

20220830 IMPACT - Overdose Awareness

Lawrence Williams, M.S., education technology specialist at OHSU, left, stops by the OHSU Farmers Market on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, and visits the IMPACT booth to learn about naloxone and its role in helping treat overdose in an emergency. OHSU clinical pharmacist Emily Skogrand, right foreground, and Kathleen Young, RN, BSN, right, staff the educational booth to promote overdose awareness. Overdose Awareness Day is Wednesday, August 31, 2022. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)