Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Training

​What is an Overdose?

• An opioid overdose occurs when opioids overwhelm receptors in the brain
  

• Respiration is suppressed
• Person may stop breathing

• Overdose usually occurs over 1-3 hours
  

• Can be caused by:
  

• Taking more opioids than prescribed
• Combining opioids with other depressants, such as alcohol
• Taking more opioids than one can tolerate