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Fentanyl is deadly in doses as small as two grains of salt. Odorless, tasteless, 50 times stronger than heroin, 100 times stronger than morphine, it causes 150 deaths in the US every day. Never take pills not prescribed to you. Know the signs of opioid overdose and carry naloxone to reverse it.

Naloxone reverses opioid overdose. It can save a life. It’s available for free in Whatcom County.

In this video, Frances Fu and Kristen Marshall from the Drug Overdose Prevention and Education (DOPE) Project share how to recognize an overdose, and how to use Narcan to reverse the overdose and save a person’s life.

Learn more about the DOPE Project: https://harmreduction.org/our-work/ac…

For more harm reduction resources: https://harmreduction.org/resource-ce…

The only video specific to WA State, this training covers overdose risks, the WA State Good Samaritan Law and shows a step-by-step demonstration on what to do in an opioid overdose (including rescue breathing and naloxone).

Dependence and addiction to opioids can happen quickly. Why can it be so hard to stop using opioids? Every person reacts to opioids differently. The National Safety Council is America’s leading nonprofit safety advocate – and has been for over 100 years. To learn more, visit www.nsc.org