Narcan Resources in
Montcalm

In 2020 there were 2,759 identified opioid overdose deaths in the state of Michigan.

If you are a person who uses drugs or if you are around people who use drugs, please consider learning how to respond to an opioid overdose and carrying naloxone (intranasal brand name: Narcan). Naloxone is a medication designed to reverse an opioid overdose. Opioids slow down the activity of the central nervous system. This can cause slowed or stopped breathing which may lead to death. Naloxone displaces the opioids from the opioid receptors in the brain which allows the person who is experiencing an opioid overdose to begin breathing normally.

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If you are a person who uses drugs, have been recently released from jail or prison, or if you are a friend, family member, or partner of of someone who may be at high-risk for an opioid overdose, you can have naloxone discretely mailed to you at no cost. Get info

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What is it, who should carry it, and when to use it. Download this important resource today and share with a friend.

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Opioid Rescue Training

Learn how to use Naloxone through online or in-person training.

Sign up to complete a training with us in person.

Complete an online training through Get Naloxone Now, or watch our short 5-minute naloxone training.

In as little as 20 minutes, you can learn techniques to save the life of a loved-one, friend, co-worker, neighbor ... anyone ... who is experiencing an overdose caused by prescription narcotics or heroin.

Reversing an overdose is in your hands

Where can I get Naloxone?

Many pharmacies carry Naloxone. You might be able to get Naloxone from a pharmacist in some states without a prescription for it. It is also possible to get Naloxone from community-based distribution programs, local public health groups, or local health departments free of charge.

Visit the Naloxone finder website to see resources in your area. Check with your local pharmacy.

If you are an eligible entity (non-profit organization, school/university, law enforcement agency, religious organization, first responder agency, etc.) in California, you are eligible to apply to receive free Naloxone from the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). For more information on DHCS’s Naloxone Distribution Program, click here. To access the application, click here.

If you are an individual, you may request free Naloxone through NEXT Distro, which is an online nationwide Naloxone training and distribution service that ships Naloxone to you free of charge.