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OVERDOSE.

What is an overdose?

An overdose happens when a toxic amount of a drug or a combination of drugs causes a severe adverse reaction.

This can happen because too much is taken or because of mixing different substances. This includes alcohol.

Combining drugs increases the chances of overdose.

Types of Overdose

Different substances / types of substances and their overdose symptoms.

RECOGNISE
OVERDOSE SIGNS

OPIOID

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APPEARANCE 

•Clammy or cold skin
•Blue lips or nails
•Pinpoint pupils
•Body limp

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ACTIONS

•Slow or no breaths
•Unusual snoring or gurgling
•Choking

CONSCIOUSNESS

•Can’t talk or walk
•Can’t stay awake
•Won’t wake up
•Unresponsive

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The
Take Home Naloxone Program

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The Take Home Naloxone (THN) Programs aim is to make the temporary opioid reversal medicine, naloxone, free and available without a prescription to people who are at risk of, or who may witness, an opioid overdose or adverse reaction. The 2022-23 Federal Budget included $19.6 million (over four years), for a national, ongoing THN Program.

The program was initially piloted in New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia before being expanded to Victoria and the rest of the states from 1 July 2022..

RECOGNISE the Symptoms AND
RESPOND to Overdoses
of Different Substances

There is a risk of overdose with ANY substance. 
Here are a few different substances;
How to Recognise overdose symptoms and How to Respond to them:
CLICK on the Substance 

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