carolinablues
Greenlighter
- Joined
- Mar 7, 2011
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i am wondering if hospitals stock naloxone for prevention of opiate overdose from recreational use. it seems they would stock naloxone in case of a bad reaction or something since they often give opiates to patients in the hospital but would they be willing to give it to a person experiencing opiate overdose from using recreationally?
ie: say a friend of mine begins to show signs of opiate overdose. if i bring him to the local hospital will they accept him as a patient and treat him accordingly? i hope they would since their job is to save lives but it seems they might neglect this sort of patient.
this question came up because i was just looking on Harm Reduction Coalition's website and the nearest place listed with naloxone available is about 4 hours away...
ie: say a friend of mine begins to show signs of opiate overdose. if i bring him to the local hospital will they accept him as a patient and treat him accordingly? i hope they would since their job is to save lives but it seems they might neglect this sort of patient.
this question came up because i was just looking on Harm Reduction Coalition's website and the nearest place listed with naloxone available is about 4 hours away...