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Get their attention

Give them a shake and yell Hey,
are you okay?
RUB your knuckles up and
down their breast bone
2. CALL 911 tell the dispatcher
your location and the persons
symptoms.
3. Perform Rescue Breathing
Make sure the airway
is clear and nothing is
in their mouth
Tilt head back, lift chin,
pinch nose
Give 1 breath every 5
seconds
If no pulse, start
chest compressions.
4. Administer naloxone
(Narcan) if you have it. After
giving naloxone, STAY with the
person until
medical
assistance arrives.
5. Place in Recovery Position
If you have to leave the person
alone, lay them on their left side to
prevent them from choking if they
vomit.
What Should I Do If I SEE an OPIOID Overdose?
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YOU ARE NOT ALONE
IF YOU SUSPECT A LOVED ONE,
A FRIEND, A CO-WORKER, OR YOU
MAY BE STRUGGLING WITH AN ADDIcTION,
CALL 211 FOR INFORMATION
ABOUT TREATMENT OPTIONS
GET CONNECTED, GET ANSWERS
BECAUSE
TREATMENT WORKS!
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substance use problem?
Substance Use Disorders in Maryland
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Martin OMalley, Governor
Anthony G. Brown, Lt. Governor
Joshua M. Sharfstein, M.D., Secretary, DHMH
DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO
FOR AN OPIOID OVERDOSE?
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1. GET THEIR ATTENTIOn
GIVE THEM A SHAKE AND YELL,
HEY, ARE YOU OKAY?
RUB YOUR KNUCKLES UP AND DOWN
THEIR BREAST BONE.
2. CALL 911
TELL THE DISPATCHER YOUR LOCATION AND THE PERSONS SYMPTOMS.
3. PERFORM RESCUE BREATHING
MAKE SURE NOTHING IS IN THEIR MOUTH
TILT HEAD BACK, LIFT CHIN, PINCH NOSE
GIVE ONE BREATH EVERY FIVE SECONDS
IF NO PULSE, GIVE CHEST COMPRESSIONS.

4. ADMINISTER NALOXONE (NARCAN

)
IF YOU HAVE IT. AFTER GIVING NALOXONE, STAY WITH THE
PERSON UNTIL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ARRIVES.
5. PLACE IN RECOVERY POSITION
IF YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THE PERSON ALONE, LAY THEM ON THEIR LEFT SIDE
TO PREVENT THEM FROM CHOKING IF THEY VOMIT.
BREATHING: SLOW, SHALLOW
OR STOPPED
BLUE LIPS & FINGERTIPS
GRAY, CLAMMY SKIN/VOMITING
LOUD SNORING OR GURGLING
NOISE (DEATH RATTLE)
PERSON IS UNRESPONSIVE
SLOW PULSE/NO PULSE
Substance Use Disorders in Maryland
adaa.dhmh.maryland.gov
Martin OMalley, Governor
Anthony G. Brown, Lt. Governor
Joshua M. Sharfstein, M.D., Secretary, DHMH

CALL 211 FOR INFORMATION ABOUT TREATMENT OPTIONS
If you notice one or more of the following:

Breathing: slow, shallow, or stopped
Blue lips and ngertips
Gray, clammy skin/vomiting
Loud snoring or gurgling noises (death rattle)
Person unresponsive
Slow pulse/No pulse
How Do I Recognize the SIGNS of an
OPIOID Overdose?
Know the signs, know what to do - TAKE ACT!ON
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