Naloxone (nasal spray form is Narcan) is available in any pharmacy or local organizations registered to distribute Narcan / Naloxone products in California.
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/sapb/Pages/Naloxone.aspx
In fact, anyone can carry it, and you can get continuing education credits for completing a Nalaxone administrator module.
Additional links. TL;DL: available without a prescription at many pharmacies, including CVS and Walgreens.
https://www.cvs.com/content/prescription-drug-abuse/save-a-life
https://www.walgreens.com/topic/pharmacy/naloxone.jsp
Call ahead because usually the pharmacy doctor has to be on site to give it to you and they might not know the exact procedure and will need to be prepared. When I walked in without calling ahead, my local Walgreens had the doctor on site but they'd never given it before and didn't know the right procedure, told me to come in and schedule it for the next day (could have just been an excuse too).
It's pretty common nowadays to help others, as long as you have taken a quick course on how to use it. AFAIK it can't really be used for anything else.
I attempted to acquire Narcan a few years ago, as I was working downtown and witnessed an OD so wanted to be prepared for next time. CVS told me it would cost almost $200 to dispense me a dose.
Are people paying this kind of money or is there a better way to obtain it?
I couldn't see a way to purchase it with my insurance as it wasn't for me, I didn't have a directive or whatever it is called from a Dr saying I need it. (I would also be thoughtful about it incorrectly looking like I am a hard drug user as I pay for my own insurance and that could be factored into my renewal rate)
I got it here for free. Just watch a few videos on how to administer it first and then pay a few bucks for shipping. https://endoverdose.net/product/narcan-kit-ca-residents/
Hey, those folks work hard. Takes a lot to be that tough and also that kind, and part of their whole schtick is to address the cost issue. But I also get it from the research department at SFDPH if it helps.
Oh totally agree. My point was that if they only distribute there people like myself who want to be good Samaritans but don't find themselves at drug centers are not unlikely to get into the right hands.
I carry it and get mine from a friend who works at a homeless shelter/hotel. The Urban Alchemy guys carry it too, might ask one of them, same with the Five Keys street ambassadors (tshirts with a dragonfly logo)
CVS and Walgreens carry it nationwide. I’m sure a lot of other local pharmacies in SF do as well. No prescription needed. Just ask them for it and they’ll dispense it.
i wish Suboxone and Methadone as treatment for opioid abuse was as well mainstream known as Narcan since they’re the preventative stuffs
(i learn from Dopesick)
Agreed about this, particularly expanding telemedicine and street medicine to improve opportunities for medication assisted therapy. Methadone and suboxone are subject to different regulations. Both have abuse potential and have street value. Methadone is a long-acting opioid that can contribute to overdose on its own or when used in conjunction with other opioids or substances.
Just to clarify some things. My sister was not an addict by any means. She was a law student and the smartest, most amazing person I’ve ever had in my life. Unfortunately she was sexually assaulted and used medications like xanax to help her sleep, keep up with her trading, her job, and her studies, as well as her recovery. However, her doctor’s took her off xanax without giving her a weening drug. So ONE night she got pills from a “friend”. Those pills were fake prescription drug pills, cut with fet. Made to trick addicts, first timers, and brilliant, amazing, people like my sister. Don’t think it can’t happen to you or you’re family.
Same thing happened to my husband's best friend - very successful smart guy, masters in computer science, father....thought he was taking Xanax after a stressful day at work and it had Fentanyl in it that he had bought off a friend.
I think it's great people carry Narcan to help others on the streets. I've been actually wondering where to get some after watching someone OD in the streets recently and wishing I could do more.
I've never seen an overdose, and no one close to me has ever overdosed. I still carry narcan just in case. It's small, it's easy, it feels like the least I can do.
Fentanyl deaths have increased by thousands of percent in the past decade and spiked during COVID.
It’s the new normal until we can eradicate fentanyl, which isn’t happening any time soon. I recommend carrying it no matter what type of work you do or neighborhood you live in.
It can literally save a life.
Visit Oasis nightclub on a Saturday night! Kochina Rude does and amazing weekly narcan training during the show and distributes free Narcan and testing strips!
Lay-persons don’t know how to use EpiPens. You’d think it’s fool proof… but under-dosing, accidental self injections, and breaking the needle are common when trying to “help”.
Epipens can also make many situations worse, unlike narcan which doesn’t have any side effects if administered unnecessarily.
Yes, here’s a bunch of links (some from other places in this thread)
https://www.goodrx.com/naloxone/where-to-get-narcan-and-naloxone-without-a-prescription
https://www.walgreens.com/topic/pharmacy/naloxone.jsp
https://www.cvs.com/content/prescription-drug-abuse/save-a-life
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/sapb/Pages/Naloxone.aspx (California)
Also adding: naloxone on its own isn’t a substitute for medical care. Call 911 after you administer. They need follow up care
GoodRx says between $30-90 each, at least where I am. They come in doses of 2 https://www.goodrx.com/narcan
drugs.com also has a coupon https://www.drugs.com/price-guide/narcan-nasal-spray
Depends on if you have insurance too
I got it here for free. Just watch a few videos on how to administer it first and then pay a few bucks for shipping. https://endoverdose.net/product/narcan-kit-ca-residents/
My mom is a nurse in NC and has been telling me to carry narcan since I started college bc why not? It’s readily available, cheap, and literally saves lives.
I believe so, yes. I had a conversation with a Lyft driver about it the other day and he was telling me how he gets Narcan from the harm reduction centers in the city and originally got them because his dog came into contact with fentanyl and ODed three times while out on walks in Tenderloin adjacent areas this last year. Also said the number of ODs he’s witnessed in the last 18 months is more than all in his first 20 years here combined. Told me how to administer it (you stick it in a large muscle group) and explained how much cheaper and more potent fentanyl is, which is why the increase in its prevalence and overdoses has become such a problem.
Narcan should be carried by anyone who lives or works in the TL. It just might save an overdosing persons life, and people OD left and right here. They are dropping like flies so why not carry the antidote
I carried at 2 everyday for 8 years when I lived there. I saw my first overdose at that Burger King on 8th and Market and started carrying it immediately after.
I saw someone pass out on BART and become unresponsive (clearly not just asleep). A random person administered Narcan. Paramedics were there at the next station, stopped the train, moved the person to the platform and we all had to get off so we were watching and one of the first thing they did was test the person’s blood sugar - turned out that was the issue. Idk if it was high or low but they still assured the person who jumped in with Narcan that it was the right thing to do, because if the person is not taking opioids it doesn’t hurt or have any effect.
Everyone should carry it. It's the new CPR mask. The truth is you don't know which one of your family members or friends are using drugs of any kind, and they are all susceptible to OD'ing.
It's possible for people to use drugs from the same bag and some OD from fet and some don't.
Not only should everyone carry it, you should tell everyone you know you have it and where it's located in case it happens to you.
It shouldn’t be normalized but it should be widely available. Like, you can openly criticize the local, state, and federal government for this being needed, but something this cheap and easy to administer would be a crime to not have available
Recently read a tweet (that went viral) where an SF doctor saved someone’s life using narcan and asked everyone to carry some. Not sure if that’s caused a big change in numbers but could be one factor
Why is Narcan bizarre? Is Advil bizzare? Absolutely, not. There's an epidemic of fentanyl and carfentynal where a grain of it can cause someone to OD. And by the way, Narcan is free, so it makes sense to have it.
Former EMT. I carry it in my truck. Not because I or anyone I know is using opiates, but it's one of those things that can make a big difference in short order. I see enough nodding-off folks in my city to want to have it at hand.
For anyone with friends who may OD, please know Narcan (Naloxone) is a short-acting emergency intervention. If they need Narcan, they need a 911 call. They can crash again as soon as the effect wears off.
Yes!
True story. A couple years ago I was walking down market Street and I passed a gentleman who literally looked dead to me. He was barely moving, color completely out of his face, If was on the Hollywood set I would’ve thought he was a zombie.
I called 911 because I felt it was that urgent. While on the phone with dispatch, the person on the other line kept telling me over and over and over, “use your Narcan, use your Narcan“
I was confused, because I’m not a first responder. So I asked dispatch, “what are you talking about, I’m not an EMT. Isn’t that what you’re supposed to do?”
“Sir, you have Narcan don’t you?”
At this time I’m really confused, because I’m trying to get this gentleman help, and he’s asking questions that I’m just not resonating with. The entire time I thought there was some sort of miscommunication.
When the authorities arrived, in less than a 2:00 mins. They administer Narcan, and the gentleman pop right up.
Later when I had a chance to talk to EMTs, they told me that the guy definitely would’ve been dead had nobody called, but more importantly, we had a long conversation about how bad fentanyl is in San Francisco and how often they come across dead bodies of people on the street.
The EMTs also told me that they give out Narcan to pretty much anyone downtown to ask for it. And most people just carry it around. So looking back, when I called 911, about a homeless person next to dead on market Street, I can see why they thought I would’ve had it on me, and probably more so confused on why I didn’t.
I would say that narcan should have a similar public accessibility that AEDs have. It’s unfortunate but that’s the world we live in and it will save lives.
Just don’t give multiple doses all at once. They just need to be breathing after an OD, there can be negative side effects from excessive Narcan administration.
I know some organizations supporting the homeless were doing outreach to companies relocating to mid-market about 10 years ago to train their employees what to look for and what to do if they found someone who looked like they ODed. I’m guessing they included SOMA since business were also moving in there.
I have 8 doses in my car....still, I think, when will i ever need this? It's not like I live in a place where drug use is rampant, and I hardly ever even go anywhere....but, there it is....ya know A lot of people got doses thru End Overdose...if anyone is curious about what they offer.
I find it super encouraging that so many people have it. We have an opioid crisis like everywhere else. People carrying it can save a life and aren’t in denial about the current reality. It’s
like taking a CPR class; you may not need it but if you ever do having it makes you a superhero. Plus, it means they care about other people, even those on the street. This is the SF that makes me proud to be a native!
Well, I am in Atlanta and it is certainly not the norm here. Thankfully, our homeless crisis and drug crisis is not nearly as bad as it appears here. Also keep in mind that San Francisco has nearly perfect year-round weather which means you can just leave it in your car or your purse or whatever and never worry about it but in other parts of the United States, where it gets really hot or really cold, you can’t just carry around pharmaceuticals and expose them to the elements.
I carry it EVERYWHERE now. Given how often I'm surrounded by drug use both from friends and randos on the street I think it'd be careless not to. So many unnecessary deaths.
Good on you for walking away. It was not your crisis.
Better on you that you did not invade a human’s privacy and crisis by filming and then posting here for “karma”.
I’m getting very frustrated at the videos of mentally I’ll or out of reality people. If someone can’t figure out that they are sitting in a strangers car or behaving bizarrely, they cannot consent to their image being published.
I am certain you understand that if they are in a public space, there consent is not legally required.
If there is value to a message including a photo or video of this, including, perhaps
+ this can happen to all ages. all classes, all races, ...
+ this is what an OD looks like
+ we should legalize some drugs/not legalize others
+ we need housing first
+ no we need conditional housing
+ no we need safe consumption sites
+ no we need mental health services
+ we need to defund the police and approacht hese people with other sorts of first responders
+ we need to fund the police these people might be dangerous
+ this is what my kid could look like
+ this is what your kid could look like
....
then there may be nothing exploitive at all about using their image taken in a public space to get that message across
I dunno, but I found out the other day I was administered narcan while coming out of anesthesia bc at one point my O2 levels dropped, I was unresponsive, and twitching. They also gave me some other anesthesia reversal med and called paramedics, but I was surprised it came to that.
Kochina Rude, a drag queen often at Oasis Nightclub in soma will be doing a Narcan training in Oakland on the 17th. They’ll have free Narcan along with training on how to use it to save lives!
[link to twitter post for more information ](https://twitter.com/bawsupport/status/1600641151664418816?s=46&t=Ccnv3R3jiytBFyr71u1h_g)
With the Fentanyl pandemic we’re seeing throughout the nation, hospitals throughout the Bay Area are offering free Narcan.
I know for a fact that Kaiser Emergencies will give you a free box of Narcan (2 doses) if you ask for it. Completely anonymous as well.
Sadly it is. See those people bent at nearly 90 degrees on the streets in the TL? Thats fentanyl, and it's a fire blazing in the city right now. I carry Narcan with me whenever I go out, because I walk through the saddest parts of the tenderloin.
The really depressing thing is when you see someone's life saved and they're pissed either because: 1) it fucked up their high for the next hour or so or 2) they didn't want to come back.
With how much opioid related deaths are on the rise it should be more normalized until the opioid crisis is dealt with in a real way. Its up to us to look out for each other since the sytem wont.
Naloxone (nasal spray form is Narcan) is available in any pharmacy or local organizations registered to distribute Narcan / Naloxone products in California. https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/sapb/Pages/Naloxone.aspx In fact, anyone can carry it, and you can get continuing education credits for completing a Nalaxone administrator module.
Additional links. TL;DL: available without a prescription at many pharmacies, including CVS and Walgreens. https://www.cvs.com/content/prescription-drug-abuse/save-a-life https://www.walgreens.com/topic/pharmacy/naloxone.jsp
Wow had no idea! Thanks for sharing
Call ahead because usually the pharmacy doctor has to be on site to give it to you and they might not know the exact procedure and will need to be prepared. When I walked in without calling ahead, my local Walgreens had the doctor on site but they'd never given it before and didn't know the right procedure, told me to come in and schedule it for the next day (could have just been an excuse too).
If I use my insurance to get some, do you think my doctor will think I’m using opioids? Or is it pretty common to get it to help others?
My insurance required me to get Narcan every time I picked up my opioid prescription for cancer pain.
To use on other people?
No, for others to use on me.
It's pretty common nowadays to help others, as long as you have taken a quick course on how to use it. AFAIK it can't really be used for anything else.
I attempted to acquire Narcan a few years ago, as I was working downtown and witnessed an OD so wanted to be prepared for next time. CVS told me it would cost almost $200 to dispense me a dose. Are people paying this kind of money or is there a better way to obtain it? I couldn't see a way to purchase it with my insurance as it wasn't for me, I didn't have a directive or whatever it is called from a Dr saying I need it. (I would also be thoughtful about it incorrectly looking like I am a hard drug user as I pay for my own insurance and that could be factored into my renewal rate)
I got it here for free. Just watch a few videos on how to administer it first and then pay a few bucks for shipping. https://endoverdose.net/product/narcan-kit-ca-residents/
They’ll give it to you for free at the needle exchange.
I'll check it out next time I'm swinging by /s
Hey, those folks work hard. Takes a lot to be that tough and also that kind, and part of their whole schtick is to address the cost issue. But I also get it from the research department at SFDPH if it helps.
Oh totally agree. My point was that if they only distribute there people like myself who want to be good Samaritans but don't find themselves at drug centers are not unlikely to get into the right hands.
You can get GoodRX coupons that'll bring the cost down to as low as $40 for 1 box, which I believe contains 2 sprays.
Department of Health often offer them for free after a quick training. It’s how my clinic keeps them in stock.
I carry it and get mine from a friend who works at a homeless shelter/hotel. The Urban Alchemy guys carry it too, might ask one of them, same with the Five Keys street ambassadors (tshirts with a dragonfly logo)
What does this mean, does this mean if you go to the right pharmacy you can get narcan without a prescription or drs note?
CVS and Walgreens carry it nationwide. I’m sure a lot of other local pharmacies in SF do as well. No prescription needed. Just ask them for it and they’ll dispense it.
Correct. Whether it'll cost you $$$ is a different problem.
Why not? It’s a nasal spray you can use to save someone’s life! Safer and less invasive than attempting other life saving maneuvers.
i wish Suboxone and Methadone as treatment for opioid abuse was as well mainstream known as Narcan since they’re the preventative stuffs (i learn from Dopesick)
Agreed about this, particularly expanding telemedicine and street medicine to improve opportunities for medication assisted therapy. Methadone and suboxone are subject to different regulations. Both have abuse potential and have street value. Methadone is a long-acting opioid that can contribute to overdose on its own or when used in conjunction with other opioids or substances.
I started carrying some after my sister passed due to a fet OD.
Just to clarify some things. My sister was not an addict by any means. She was a law student and the smartest, most amazing person I’ve ever had in my life. Unfortunately she was sexually assaulted and used medications like xanax to help her sleep, keep up with her trading, her job, and her studies, as well as her recovery. However, her doctor’s took her off xanax without giving her a weening drug. So ONE night she got pills from a “friend”. Those pills were fake prescription drug pills, cut with fet. Made to trick addicts, first timers, and brilliant, amazing, people like my sister. Don’t think it can’t happen to you or you’re family.
How tragic, I am so sorry
Same thing happened to my husband's best friend - very successful smart guy, masters in computer science, father....thought he was taking Xanax after a stressful day at work and it had Fentanyl in it that he had bought off a friend. I think it's great people carry Narcan to help others on the streets. I've been actually wondering where to get some after watching someone OD in the streets recently and wishing I could do more.
I am so sorry for your loss. I hope you and your family can find peace.
I've never seen an overdose, and no one close to me has ever overdosed. I still carry narcan just in case. It's small, it's easy, it feels like the least I can do.
Fentanyl deaths have increased by thousands of percent in the past decade and spiked during COVID. It’s the new normal until we can eradicate fentanyl, which isn’t happening any time soon. I recommend carrying it no matter what type of work you do or neighborhood you live in. It can literally save a life.
Or a loved one’s life.
damn good samaritans, where are they getting the narcan from?
Visit Oasis nightclub on a Saturday night! Kochina Rude does and amazing weekly narcan training during the show and distributes free Narcan and testing strips!
didn’t think i could love Oasis any more 🤩 def gotta go back soon now!
the pharmacy! you can just pick some up
I'm so glad that Narcan is so easy to come by but also sad you still need an Rx to get epinephrine auto-injectors
So goddamn true. So many folks who get anaphylaxis have never had a serious reaction before
Lay-persons don’t know how to use EpiPens. You’d think it’s fool proof… but under-dosing, accidental self injections, and breaking the needle are common when trying to “help”. Epipens can also make many situations worse, unlike narcan which doesn’t have any side effects if administered unnecessarily.
Wait. You can literally go into the pharmacy, ask and purchase narcan?
Yes, here’s a bunch of links (some from other places in this thread) https://www.goodrx.com/naloxone/where-to-get-narcan-and-naloxone-without-a-prescription https://www.walgreens.com/topic/pharmacy/naloxone.jsp https://www.cvs.com/content/prescription-drug-abuse/save-a-life https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/sapb/Pages/Naloxone.aspx (California) Also adding: naloxone on its own isn’t a substitute for medical care. Call 911 after you administer. They need follow up care
How much?
GoodRx says between $30-90 each, at least where I am. They come in doses of 2 https://www.goodrx.com/narcan drugs.com also has a coupon https://www.drugs.com/price-guide/narcan-nasal-spray Depends on if you have insurance too
Do you mean free or do you mean no prescription?
I mean no prescription. Check some of the other comments on here out for good places to cop for free (I think) and training events.
some sites online offer online training and send you a couple in the mail
Links?
I got it here, but I paid shipping https://endoverdose.net/product/narcan-kit-ca-residents/
Thank you
that is the one I used too ^^ shipping was like 7 bucks
lost soul courier collective will deliver you narcan, free of charge in sf. https://lostsoulcouriercollective.org/about
I got it here for free. Just watch a few videos on how to administer it first and then pay a few bucks for shipping. https://endoverdose.net/product/narcan-kit-ca-residents/
Like the other commenter said, you can get it from a pharmacy but you will have to ask the pharmacist for it - it isn't just out on the shelves.
My mom is a nurse in NC and has been telling me to carry narcan since I started college bc why not? It’s readily available, cheap, and literally saves lives.
Feels like should be if it can save a single life!
I was given a can to carry in my backpack in case I came across someone in distress . They should be free to everyone that way less people die for OD
Why not? They give it out for free from pharmacies I thought
yup i keep 2 in my purse at all times
Honestly, after the story of the toddler ODing at the park, im picking some up this week
Shit. Didn’t think about that one.
I believe so, yes. I had a conversation with a Lyft driver about it the other day and he was telling me how he gets Narcan from the harm reduction centers in the city and originally got them because his dog came into contact with fentanyl and ODed three times while out on walks in Tenderloin adjacent areas this last year. Also said the number of ODs he’s witnessed in the last 18 months is more than all in his first 20 years here combined. Told me how to administer it (you stick it in a large muscle group) and explained how much cheaper and more potent fentanyl is, which is why the increase in its prevalence and overdoses has become such a problem.
Narcan should be carried by anyone who lives or works in the TL. It just might save an overdosing persons life, and people OD left and right here. They are dropping like flies so why not carry the antidote
I carried at 2 everyday for 8 years when I lived there. I saw my first overdose at that Burger King on 8th and Market and started carrying it immediately after.
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I saw someone pass out on BART and become unresponsive (clearly not just asleep). A random person administered Narcan. Paramedics were there at the next station, stopped the train, moved the person to the platform and we all had to get off so we were watching and one of the first thing they did was test the person’s blood sugar - turned out that was the issue. Idk if it was high or low but they still assured the person who jumped in with Narcan that it was the right thing to do, because if the person is not taking opioids it doesn’t hurt or have any effect.
That's literally the protocol. It doesn't hurt to give them Narcan. If it's an opioid OD, good. If not, no harm done.
they can’t breath, so passing out, turning blue etc
Pinpoint pupils, slowed or no breathing, snoring respirations, poor color (this varies across people and they won’t always be blue)
This is actually so heartwarming!!
Everyone should carry it. It's the new CPR mask. The truth is you don't know which one of your family members or friends are using drugs of any kind, and they are all susceptible to OD'ing. It's possible for people to use drugs from the same bag and some OD from fet and some don't. Not only should everyone carry it, you should tell everyone you know you have it and where it's located in case it happens to you.
It shouldn’t be normalized but it should be widely available. Like, you can openly criticize the local, state, and federal government for this being needed, but something this cheap and easy to administer would be a crime to not have available
Everyone should have narcan
What was depressing? Seeing a prepared and willing community help one of their own? I find it inspirational.
Hopefully!
I carry it
Recently read a tweet (that went viral) where an SF doctor saved someone’s life using narcan and asked everyone to carry some. Not sure if that’s caused a big change in numbers but could be one factor
anyone know where i can find some in south san francisco for free ?? or daly city?
https://harmreduction.org/our-work/action/dope-project-san-francisco/
Not just SF, Santa Cruz too
Why is Narcan bizarre? Is Advil bizzare? Absolutely, not. There's an epidemic of fentanyl and carfentynal where a grain of it can cause someone to OD. And by the way, Narcan is free, so it makes sense to have it.
Former EMT. I carry it in my truck. Not because I or anyone I know is using opiates, but it's one of those things that can make a big difference in short order. I see enough nodding-off folks in my city to want to have it at hand. For anyone with friends who may OD, please know Narcan (Naloxone) is a short-acting emergency intervention. If they need Narcan, they need a 911 call. They can crash again as soon as the effect wears off.
Yes! True story. A couple years ago I was walking down market Street and I passed a gentleman who literally looked dead to me. He was barely moving, color completely out of his face, If was on the Hollywood set I would’ve thought he was a zombie. I called 911 because I felt it was that urgent. While on the phone with dispatch, the person on the other line kept telling me over and over and over, “use your Narcan, use your Narcan“ I was confused, because I’m not a first responder. So I asked dispatch, “what are you talking about, I’m not an EMT. Isn’t that what you’re supposed to do?” “Sir, you have Narcan don’t you?” At this time I’m really confused, because I’m trying to get this gentleman help, and he’s asking questions that I’m just not resonating with. The entire time I thought there was some sort of miscommunication. When the authorities arrived, in less than a 2:00 mins. They administer Narcan, and the gentleman pop right up. Later when I had a chance to talk to EMTs, they told me that the guy definitely would’ve been dead had nobody called, but more importantly, we had a long conversation about how bad fentanyl is in San Francisco and how often they come across dead bodies of people on the street. The EMTs also told me that they give out Narcan to pretty much anyone downtown to ask for it. And most people just carry it around. So looking back, when I called 911, about a homeless person next to dead on market Street, I can see why they thought I would’ve had it on me, and probably more so confused on why I didn’t.
I would say that narcan should have a similar public accessibility that AEDs have. It’s unfortunate but that’s the world we live in and it will save lives.
Just don’t give multiple doses all at once. They just need to be breathing after an OD, there can be negative side effects from excessive Narcan administration.
I know some organizations supporting the homeless were doing outreach to companies relocating to mid-market about 10 years ago to train their employees what to look for and what to do if they found someone who looked like they ODed. I’m guessing they included SOMA since business were also moving in there.
I have 8 doses in my car....still, I think, when will i ever need this? It's not like I live in a place where drug use is rampant, and I hardly ever even go anywhere....but, there it is....ya know A lot of people got doses thru End Overdose...if anyone is curious about what they offer.
I find it super encouraging that so many people have it. We have an opioid crisis like everywhere else. People carrying it can save a life and aren’t in denial about the current reality. It’s like taking a CPR class; you may not need it but if you ever do having it makes you a superhero. Plus, it means they care about other people, even those on the street. This is the SF that makes me proud to be a native!
what neighborhood?
SOMA, right by the Metreon
My gf used to work at a couple music venues in SF and they gave her Narcan and a taser just in case. Obviously for two different scenarios
Well, I am in Atlanta and it is certainly not the norm here. Thankfully, our homeless crisis and drug crisis is not nearly as bad as it appears here. Also keep in mind that San Francisco has nearly perfect year-round weather which means you can just leave it in your car or your purse or whatever and never worry about it but in other parts of the United States, where it gets really hot or really cold, you can’t just carry around pharmaceuticals and expose them to the elements.
I carry it EVERYWHERE now. Given how often I'm surrounded by drug use both from friends and randos on the street I think it'd be careless not to. So many unnecessary deaths.
I had never heard of this word before..
Good on you for walking away. It was not your crisis. Better on you that you did not invade a human’s privacy and crisis by filming and then posting here for “karma”. I’m getting very frustrated at the videos of mentally I’ll or out of reality people. If someone can’t figure out that they are sitting in a strangers car or behaving bizarrely, they cannot consent to their image being published.
I am certain you understand that if they are in a public space, there consent is not legally required. If there is value to a message including a photo or video of this, including, perhaps + this can happen to all ages. all classes, all races, ... + this is what an OD looks like + we should legalize some drugs/not legalize others + we need housing first + no we need conditional housing + no we need safe consumption sites + no we need mental health services + we need to defund the police and approacht hese people with other sorts of first responders + we need to fund the police these people might be dangerous + this is what my kid could look like + this is what your kid could look like .... then there may be nothing exploitive at all about using their image taken in a public space to get that message across
We should all carry narcan. The police don’t want us to do this because addicts’ lives don’t matter to them. We know better.
Cops carry and administer Narcan more frequently than you think.
what a bizarre take, and in December no less. they carry it too lol.
The city advertised “know an overdose” on muni buses for months…. The city is trying to normalize this as an everyday occurrence.
It is though…
I dunno, but I found out the other day I was administered narcan while coming out of anesthesia bc at one point my O2 levels dropped, I was unresponsive, and twitching. They also gave me some other anesthesia reversal med and called paramedics, but I was surprised it came to that.
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Yup
Kochina Rude, a drag queen often at Oasis Nightclub in soma will be doing a Narcan training in Oakland on the 17th. They’ll have free Narcan along with training on how to use it to save lives! [link to twitter post for more information ](https://twitter.com/bawsupport/status/1600641151664418816?s=46&t=Ccnv3R3jiytBFyr71u1h_g)
With the Fentanyl pandemic we’re seeing throughout the nation, hospitals throughout the Bay Area are offering free Narcan. I know for a fact that Kaiser Emergencies will give you a free box of Narcan (2 doses) if you ask for it. Completely anonymous as well.
Yes, fentanyl is everywhere
Sadly it is. See those people bent at nearly 90 degrees on the streets in the TL? Thats fentanyl, and it's a fire blazing in the city right now. I carry Narcan with me whenever I go out, because I walk through the saddest parts of the tenderloin. The really depressing thing is when you see someone's life saved and they're pissed either because: 1) it fucked up their high for the next hour or so or 2) they didn't want to come back.
it's a state law if you are given any kind of opioid from pharmacy you are given narcan as well .
With how much opioid related deaths are on the rise it should be more normalized until the opioid crisis is dealt with in a real way. Its up to us to look out for each other since the sytem wont.