VERDOSE
What's your
                  score
Myths and facts
True
False
Injecting crack will 
stop an OD?
The OD will actually be faster
heroin
slows breathing
Crack cocaine
speeds up
your heart, making you need
more oxygen
More than half of all ODs
   happen with someone else
in the room?
At
least
50% have another person
there, some studies
                have shown up to
70%
If someone ODs you
     should walk them
around?
Walking people around
       just
speeds up
the OD, and they might
fall over
then you'll have to deal
with a head injury 
      as well
Injecting salt 
       water will stop
an OD
No it
won't
and neither will injecting 
orange juice, milk, water. All you might do
is
add
to the
problem
Complete the questionaire
then find out how you
                     compare to everyone
                                       else
New users are
        more likey to OD
  than people who have used
                  for years?
Lots of factors effect OD
       even
one night
in police cells 
can drop your
tolerence
People who have used for
     over 5 years are
more at risk
of an overdose than new users
If someone
    is snoring
they are
               OK?
Snoring is a sign
    that they are
stuggling
to breathe, and
they need
help now
More than one third
of heroin users
             have witnessed an OD?
38%
have seen someone
overdose, and 15% have seen
someone
die
witnessing an
OD increases your chances of 
         an OD
having
If a someone ODs
         you should
    put them in a cold bath
You can change someones
body temprature fast 
                  and put them in
shock
There is also a
            risk, plus trying to get a wet
unconcious person out of a 
          bath is a slippery
drowning
nightmare
Naloxone/narcan stops
         heroin overdoses?
This is the drug that 
                       ambulance crews use for 
   overdoses, but beware
                 it's got a very
short effect
Never
use after just having be given it, in fact
it's best to
until they think you're safe to leave
Symptoms
What are the symptoms
           of an overdose,
                      and what should you do 
        to help someone?
Heroin overdose
Slow breathing
Blue lips
Difficult to rouse
Pinpoint pupils
Weak pulse
Slurred speech
Unconsciousness
What to do about it
Symptoms
Treating 
Heroin overdose
Call an ambulance
Stay with them
Recovery position
Monitor
CPR if needed
Symptoms 
Stimulant overdose
Treating
Stimulant overdose
Call an ambulance
Stay with them
Sit them down
Reassure them
Cool them down (Goldilocks water)
Monitor
CPR if needed
Rapid breathing
Rapid pulse
Panic
Overheating
sweating
Collapse
Heart attack/stroke
Anger/aggression
Goldilocks water?
It's not too
hot
cold
just right!
it's not too
it's
Not
What to do about it?
What about
       stimulant
overdose?
Recovery position
Do you know how
        to put someone in
the recovery position?
Promise
Promise that you'll stay
              with people if they
overdose
The
bonus
is, it'll make them
more
likely to
stay with you when you
           go over
Thank you
for viewing this presentation
This was designed to be
      used alongside the
Overdose Awareness
workshop
Available free from
http://injectingadvice.com
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Red face
Naloxone can wear
         off in as little as
10-20
minutes
stay
with the
medics