How Naloxone Saves Lives in Opioid Overdose

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Naloxone saves lives. This video reviews when naloxone is used, how it is administered, and the way it works. Click "SHOW MORE" for links to learn more.

The National Institutes of Health and National Institute on Drug Abuse are leading the way in fighting the opioid epidemic.

VIDEO OUTLINE
0:18 What is an opioid?
0:41 Naloxone introduction
0:59 Signs of opioid overdose
1:25 How is naloxone given?
1:50 How does naloxone work?
2:13 How do opioids affect the body?
3:04 Opioid withdrawal symptoms
3:18 Tolerance
3:32 How opioid overdose can lead to death
4:39 NIH HEAL Initiative and NIDA research

LEARN MORE AT:
NIH HEAL Inititiative
https://www.nih.gov/research-training...

National Institute on Drug Abuse: Opioid Overdose Reversal with Naloxone (Narcan, Evzio)
https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-top...

MedlinePlus: Opioid Abuse and Addiction
https://medlineplus.gov/opioidabusean...

Accessible version of video at MedlinePlus:
https://medlineplus.gov/medlineplus-v...

ANIMATION: Jeff Day
NARRATION: Josie Anderson
MUSIC: “Restless”, by Dimitris Mann; “Endurance Test”, by Eric Chevalier; “Anxiety” instrumental, by Jimmi Jan Joakim Hallstrom, John Henry Andersson

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