An opioid overdose rarely looks like the movies. It looks like someone sleeping too deeply, snoring strangely, or \u201creally out of it\u201d \u2014 which is exactly why people wait when they shouldn’t. This page is the recognition checklist. If what you’re seeing matches, don’t wait to be certain.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Deep sleep, heavy intoxication, loud snoring \u2014 overdose hides inside all three. \u201cSleeping it off\u201d is how overdoses become deaths. If you can’t wake them, it’s not sleep.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Slow, shallow, irregular, or stopped breathing is the core of an opioid overdose. Everything else on this page points back to breathing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Naloxone can reverse an opioid overdose, and it’s temporary. Emergency medical help is part of the response every time.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\u2014No se despierta \u2014 no reacciona ante los gritos, los sacudones ni al frotarle con fuerza los nudillos contra el estern\u00f3n.
\u2014No puede hablar, o tiene el cuerpo inerte.
\u2014V\u00f3mitos.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\u2014Respiraci\u00f3n lenta, superficial o ausente.<\/p>\n
\u2014Sonidos de ahogo, gorgoteos, sibilos o ronquidos inusuales.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\u2014Blue, purple, or gray tint to skin \u2014 check lips and fingernails first; on darker skin, gray or ashen tone and pale lips\/nailbeds.<\/p>\n
\u2014Piel p\u00e1lida, fr\u00eda o h\u00fameda.<\/p>\n
\u2014F\u00edjate en las pupilas, si es que las puedes ver.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Call 911 first or while giving naloxone.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
Give naloxone if you have it \u2014 a second dose after 2\u20133 minutes if there’s no response.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
Put them on their side (knees bent, top arm under the head) so they can’t choke.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
Stay until help arrives \u2014 symptoms can return as naloxone wears off.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
No dejes que \u201clo duerman\u201d. Los niveles en sangre pueden seguir subiendo despu\u00e9s de que se desmayen.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
No los pongas en la regadera, en un ba\u00f1o de hielo ni en agua fr\u00eda.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
No intentes hacer que vomiten.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
No les inyectes nada, salvo naloxona intramuscular si la tienes a la mano.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
No te vayas, aunque se despierten.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
La naloxona no causa ning\u00fan da\u00f1o a alguien que no haya consumido opioides, y los operadores del 911 atienden llamadas dudosas todo el d\u00eda. Equivocarse solo causa verg\u00fcenza. Esperar cuesta vidas.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Se puede superar la ira. La alternativa, no. Toma una decisi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
El miedo a meterte en problemas nunca debe impedir que llames al 911: hay una vida en juego y cada minuto es decisivo. Llama siempre.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Get naloxone free, 24\/7, at the Public Health Vending Machine (6103 39th Ave.) \u2014 and learn to use it before the night you need it. Free training takes minutes. If opioids are anywhere in your life or your household, being ready is the single most protective thing you can do.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>