NARCAN (Naloxone) - available in Kenosha without prescription
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Narcan Trainings are held at two locations in Kenosha County:
1. AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW) 2. Kenosha County Human Services Department. Kenosha County Narcan Trainings are held the 1st Monday and the 3rd Thursday of the month at 8600 Sheridan Road, Room S-10, Entrance D, 5PM. To sign up call 262-605-6741, email narcan@kenoshacounty.org, or sign up online at www.kenoshacounty.org/1916/Narcan-Distribution-Program.
Naloxone is available through the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW) Prevention Program in conjunction with its needle exchange program: Lifepoint.
kenosha_news_-_heroin_help_narcan_now_available_without_prescription.pdf Naloxone is available at no charge and no appointment via the ARCW once you have completed a brief training, including video. Five 1cc vials and 5 syringes are provided free of charge including a prescription (keep this with you). The Narcan Nasal Spray is also available. Your information will be included in a database for tracking purposes (under HIPPA regulation) as this is a prescribed medication: Name (first and last), birthdate, phone number, address zip code. narcan_nasal_spray_kenosha_news_june_3_2017.pdf Naloxone storage requires it to be kept at room temperature and protected from light. Naloxone, sold under the brandname Narcan among others, is a medication used to block the effects of opioids, especially in overdose. When injected into a muscle, it works within five minutes. The effects of naloxone last about half an hour to an hour. Multiple doses may be required, as the duration of action of most opioids is greater than that of naloxone - meaning that a person can overdose again if the amount of opioids/heroin in their system is so great that multiple doses of naloxone is required. fentanyl_facts.pdf prescription_opioids_and_heroin.pdf opioid_addiction_treatments.pdf Naloxone is used to treat a narcotic overdose in an emergency situation. This medicine should not be used in place of emergency medical care for an overdose. If you suspect an individual has overdosed (blue lips, non-responsive, non-reactive to pain (rub sternum hard), not breathing or low raspy breathing, won't wake up/nodding on and off):
naloxone_training_information.pdf naloxone_general_information_-_arcw.pdf ... |
ARWC
AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin 1212 57th Street Kenosha WI 53140 262-657-6644 Toll Free 800-924-6601 Fax: 262-657-6949 arcw.org/ arcw_prevention_services.pdf 
The Emergency Nurses Association released its Naloxone Education Toolkit (NET) in 2016 in response to the opioid and heroin overdose epidemic. NET is designed to assist emergency nurses with providing education to patients and their family or peers who present to the emergency setting with an opioid overdose, or those who are determined to be at risk for an overdose.
Additional Information:
opiate_withdrawl_timeline.pdf samhsa_opioid_overdose_toolkit.pdf hope_legislation_-_know_your_rights.pdf absess_care_and_prevention_for_injections.pdf good_needle_insertion_-_the_right_hit.pdf avoiding_arteries_and_nerves_for_injections.pdf levels_of_risk_for_injection_spots.pdf lifepoint_needle_exchange.pdf lifepoint_mobile_needle_exchange_and_hiv_hepc_testing.pdf take_charge_take_care_10_tips_for_safer_use.pdf counterfeit_xanax_with_fentanyl.pdf HIV AIDS Basics The ABCs of Hepatitis ... |