Naloxone, also known by its brand name Narcan, is a safe medication that is widely used by emergency medical personnel and other first responders to prevent opioid overdose deaths. Narcan rapidly reverses an opioid overdose by attaching to opioid receptors, reversing, and blocking the e­ffects of the drug. The medicine only remains effective for 30 – 90 minutes and will have no effect on someone who does not have opioids present in their system.

HOW NARCAN WORKs

Naloxone (Narcan) is an opioid receptor antagonist, meaning it blocks or reverses the effects of opioids and restores normal breathing

Narcan is safe. There is no evidence of significant adverse reactions to naloxone. It only works if a person has opioids in their system, otherwise, the medication will have no effect.

How You can help

By carrying Narcan, you can potentially save someone’s life. Get FREE Narcan at any three of the DOH-Escambia locations:

Fairfield Service Center

1295 West Fairfield Drive
Pensacola, FL 32501

Northside Service Center

8390 North Palafox St.
Pensacola, FL 32532

Downtown Service Center

1300 West Gregory St.
Pensacola, FL 32502

Virtual narcan Training

Anyone can be impacted by an overdose. Learn how you can save someone’s life.

Sign up for a free monthly training by scanning the QR code on the flyer. The training is virtual and hosted on Microsoft Teams on the third Wednesday of each month at 3 p.m., CST.

For more information, please contact Michelle Schilling at 850-346-2768.

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