OPIOID OVERDOSE RESPONSE MYTHS
What NOT to do when responding to an overdose.
Often times, people will try different things to revive a person from their overdose - either things they have heard may help, or what they have witnessed others doing.
The following responses are NOT effective and are UNSAFE:
The following responses are NOT effective and are UNSAFE:
- Placing a person in a bath/cold water
- Inducing vomiting
- Inflicting pain by slapping, kicking or burning
- Letting people sleep off their high
- Injecting the person with other drugs (e.g. thinking stimulants will counteract the overdose)
- Leaving the scene ... DO NOT leave the overdose victim alone.
