 shit overdose today we'll learn about opioid overdose opioids are drugs that come from opium poppy like heroin morphine hydrocodone and methadone all opioids cause respiratory depression which means if you take too much you might not breathe enough or you might stop breathing completely this is why from opioid overdose you are much greater risk of opioid overdose if your tolerance is low because you haven't used more than a couple of days you have ever overdosed before you're very sick or have HIV or chronic liver disease you mix opioids with alcohol or pills there are many different signs weakness of breath or not breathing at all turning blue ashy or very pale pinpoint pupils passed out in unresponsive vomiting making gurgling noises or struggling to breathe but it's easiest to focus on two things one do they respond to stimulation call their name or shout police rub your knuckles on their chest are they breathing you need about one normal breath every five seconds to stay alive first turn them on their side and clear their airways next provide rescue breathing tilt the head back pinch the nose close and give two quick breaths followed by regular breaths every five to seven seconds every 30 to 60 seconds you should assess the situation the person's color should start coming back if they're getting oxygen and they may begin to breathe better on their own if you can it's always better to call an ambulance in order to get professional medical help if you're worried about police or other problems you don't need to say overdose don't punch kick or otherwise hurt the person don't put them in a bath or try to make them drink anything they could chill don't leave the person alone if there's no one to help they could die don't inject anything except naloxone it won't help and might make the situation worse naloxone is an opioid antagonist an antidote for heroin or other opioid overdose it has no effect on alcohol stimulates like speed or benzodiazepine naloxone is safe and you can't overdose on it one dose of naloxone is one milliliter or point four milligrams of naloxone inject naloxone into any big muscle the upper arm thigh or butt don't waste time trying to inject in a vein it's unnecessary and no more effective than injecting in a muscle naloxone usually takes one to three minutes to act if the person has not responded by that time you can give them another shot in the meantime be sure to continue rescue breathing and supporting the person naloxone will act for about 45 to 90 minutes because it temporary blocks the effects of opioids the person may feel dope sick using more before the naloxone wears off won't get them high and may cause another overdose later it's going on and I had to give you naloxone you need to relax and I'm gonna stay with you for a couple hours to make sure you're okay we're gonna take you to doctor soon too because overdose can lead to lung infection and other complications it's time for a checkup anyways right okay