YOUR HEALTHNaloxone Kits
Save a Life. Carry Naloxone.
Naloxone is a medication that can temporarily reverse an opioid poisoning.
An opioid poisoning can happen if you take more of an opioid than your body can handle. Naloxone is safe for all ages and easy to use. It is available in nasal spray and injectable forms. Both forms are effective at reversing the effects of opioid poisoning. It is available for free and without a prescription or health card.
You can get a free naloxone kit at any of these locations:
- CK Public Health
- Located at 177 King Street East, Chatham ON
- Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
- Participating Pharmacies across Chatham-Kent
- Pozitive Pathways
- Call or text the mobile outreach number at 519-257-9646 or email harmreduction@pozpathways.com by Wednesday for delivery on Friday.
- R.O.C.K (Reach Out Chatham-Kent)
- Call 519-351-1450 (Chatham) or 226-626-8996 (Wallaceburg) or email ck@reachoutck.com to request a naloxone kit on your community's outreach day.
- Participating Community Agencies across Chatham-Kent
- Many community agencies provide kits and training to clients, family, and friends. Be sure to ask your service provider.
CK Public Health is looking to expand access to Naloxone across Chatham-Kent. If your agency connects with those at risk of experiencing an opioid poisoning and is interested in distributing Naloxone, please call 519-355-1071.
- Shout and shake
- "Hey, are you okay?" Shout their name and shake their shoulders.
- Call 911 if unresponsive
- The Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act protects you and others at the scene from simple drug possession charges.
- Give naloxone. It will cause NO harm if an opioid is not present.
- Nasal Spray:
- Lay the person on their back
- Fully insert the nozzle into the person's one nostril
- Press the plunger firmly
- Be careful to not touch the plunger until the device is in the person's nose otherwise you may accidentally trigger the spray
- Injectable:
- Tap the ampoule to get all the liquid medication to the bottom
- Push the top away from you to snap open the ampoule
- Carefully place the needle into the ampoule and draw back on the plunger to pull up the liquid
- Inject into the deltoid or thigh muscle at a 90 degree angle. Press firmly on the plunger to administer the dose
- Remove and place the used syringe into a sharps bin or puncture proof container with a lid.
- Nasal Spray:
- Give rescue breaths and/or chest compressions
- Give 1 breath every 5 seconds and check to see if the chest is rising and falling. For those trained in CPR, if a person is found and their heart has stopped given chest compressions as well.
- Is it working?
- If no response after 2-3 minutes, give another dose of naloxone and continue rescue breaths and/or chest compressions until the person comes to or help arrives. Stay with them.
- Recovery position
- If the person begins breathing on their own or if you must leave them alone, support them into the recovery position.
- If the person begins breathing on their own or if you must leave them alone, support them into the recovery position.
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You can get rid of unused, expired naloxone containers by bringing them to:
- Pharmacy locations that participate in a Medications Return Program (a “Take-Back Program”)
- Chatham-Kent Public Health, Clinic Services (177 King Street East, Chatham)
- Dispose of it safely in the garbage. Place the Narcan spray container or bottle in a bag, can, or other sealed container and cover with something unappealing like coffee grounds or kitty litter. Tie up the bag and throw away with regular garbage.
You can get rid of empty naloxone containers by throwing them in the garbage:
Nasal Spray
- Place the Narcan spray container in a bag, can, or other sealed container and cover with something unappealing like coffee grounds or kitty litter. Tie up the bag and throw away with regular garbage.
Injectable
- Safely dispose of the needle by putting it in a sharps container or puncture proof container with a lid (like an empty peanut butter jar or laundry soap bottle).
- Place the Narcan vial/ampoule in a bag, can, or other sealed container and cover with something unappealing like coffee grounds or kitty litter. Tie up the bag and throw away with regular garbage.