Dec. 27, 2024 – The Washington Post spoke with more than a dozen people who responded to an overdose or were revived from one about what the experience is like. Here are some of their accounts.
If you think someone might have overdosed, first do a verbal test, loudly talking to the person to see if they’ll respond. Say something like: “Hey! Are you okay? Hi, friend. Are you good?”
If someone is responsive, they’re not overdosing, said David Juurlink, a physician and professor of clinical pharmacology and toxicology at the University of Toronto. Beyond that, Juurlink views overdosing as a spectrum, from mild opioid poisoning, where a person might be nodding off, to complete unresponsiveness and not breathing. “Sometimes it can be subtle,” he said.
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