In addition to pharmacies, naloxone is available through many county public health offices and private doctors offices, as well as harm reduction programs and substance abuse treatment offices.
In 2019, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law a bill passed by the New Mexico legislature that would require opioid prescriptions for pain relief of five days or more to come with a second prescription of naloxone that can reverse possible overdose.
There are several ways you can get naloxone.
Ask your pharmacist for a refill. For expired naloxone, call a Prescription Drug Overdose (PDO) County Coordinator:
Prevent, Recognize, and Respond to an Opioid Overdose
Step 1: Try to wake the person-say their name and rub hard on their breastbone if there’s not a response.
Step 2: Look, listen and feel for breathing (clear mouth out if necessary).
Step 3: Give two breaths, one right after the other.
Step 4: Give Naloxone (Narcan).
Step 5: Continue rescue breathing, 1 breath for every 5 seconds. Continue for 3 minutes, if no response, give second dose of Naloxone.
Step 1: Remove Naloxone Nasal Spray from box . Peel back the tab to open the spray.
Step 2: Hold the nasal spray with your thumb on the bottom of the plunger and you first and middle fingers on either side of the nozzle.
Step 3: With the person on their back, tilt their head back and provide support under the neck with your hand. Gently insert the tip of the nozzle into one nostril until your fingers reach the bottom of the nose.
Step 4: Press the plunger firmly to give the dose of Naloxone nasal spray. Remove the nozzle from the nostril.
Recovery Position
Prescription or illicit opioid death risk is catastrophically high. For people using heroin, the risk within the first two weeks of release is 74 times higher than the general public; and for prescription opioids, it is 40 times higher.
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 | Naloxone Training Video | Comprehensive seven-minute video detailing the Prevent, Recognize, Respond method of Naloxone administration and opioid overdose. Goes through the steps to proper diagnosis and treatment of opioid overdose and the usage of Naloxone. Naloxone, Opioid Use, Prevent, Treat |
 | How Can I Get Naloxone Video | This :45 second video details the process on how to get Naloxone. Ads, Naloxone |
 | Naloxone Access in New Mexico – Video | Naloxone Access in New Mexico - Interviews with Andres Mercado and Athena Huckaby about how to use and access Naloxone and the benefits of owning a Naloxone kit. Naloxone, Opioid Misuse, Opioid Use, Prevent, Recover, Statistics, Treat |
 | I Saved a Loved One Poster – Anglo | Hang this poster in your lobby, your office and give to those who have saved a loved one. |
 | I Saved a Friend Poster – Hispanic | Hang this poster in your lobby, your office and give to those who have saved a friend from overdose. |
 | I Saved a Loved One Poster – Native | Hang this poster in your lobby, your office and give to those who have saved a loved one. |
 | Naloxone Pocket Guide | This handy pocket guide is small enough to carry with you at all times. It highlights the steps we all need to put in memory--Prevent, Recognize, Respond, and has all of the emergency numbers you or someone you know needs to prevent an opioid overdose. |
 | Naloxone 18×24 Poster | Orange poster, white spray effect with orange text, white text over orange. Ads, Naloxone |
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