Every Friday from 4 – 6 p.m. until Oct. 27, Campus Health and Wellbeing will present “Can you Narcan?,” a distribution event on the Health Center Lawn (BLDG 27). The event will be complete with free snacks, activities, giveaways and more. They will be handing out free test strips, overdose prevention kits and, of course, […]
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Weekly Narcan distributions and overdose prevention resources are available for Cal Poly students
An increase in opioid overdoses has been occurring within San Luis Obispo County and in nations worldwide. Opioids are “a class of drugs that include the illegal drug heroin, synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, and pain relievers available legally by prescription, such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, morphine, and many others,” as defined by The U.S. […]
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Cal Poly’s DxHub Helps Develop an App to Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths
Cal Poly’s Digital Transformation Hub (DxHub) partnered with the San Luis Obispo Opioid Safety Coalition to launch their web application Naloxone Now. The app allows San Luis Obispo community members to find the closest location to get naloxone, or to have it delivered to them at no cost. Naloxone is an opioid overdose reversal medicine. […]
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Overdose prevention kits: Narcan is now being offered at Cal Poly
Fifty micrograms may not seem like all that much, but a dose of Fentanyl that size can be lethal. Opioid overdose deaths and opioid emergencies are on the rise in San Luis Obispo county and nationwide, according to Health Educator Prevention Specialist Kirsten Vinther. Now, Cal Poly Health and Wellbeing is offering free overdose prevention […]