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  3. Drug Overdose Prevention & Emergency Narcan

Drug Overdose Prevention & Emergency Narcan

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette strives to provide a healthy, drug-free, and safe community for all students, employees, and visitors.

The University recognizes the growing epidemic of heroin and Opioid-related abuse and deaths in the State of Louisiana and nationwide, as well as the health and safety issues such an epidemic, may pose for the University community, on and off campus.

If you are concerned about yourself or someone that is struggling with substance abuse, help is available. Please contact the Counseling and Testing Center at 337-482-6480, counseling@louisiana.edu, or stop by the Saucier Wellness Center (OK Allen Hall) to schedule an appointment with a counselor. The center offers unlimited FREE, confidential sessions to all UL students, faculty, and staff members.

Opioid Information

An Opioid Education, Training, and Reporting Policy has been established to address University prevention measures aimed to counteract or reduce opioid use on University property or as part of any University-sponsored activity, and the accessibility of an Opioid antagonist (Narcan) for emergency administration by trained persons at the University to assist in preventing Overdose deaths at the University.

Reporting Forms

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 (OxyContin®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), codeine, morphine, and many others such as the National Institute on Drug Abuse Opioids and National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). (nih.gov)

  • Heroin
  • Buprenorphine (Suboxone)
  • Butorphanol (Stadol)
  • Codeine
  • Fentanyl (duragesic patch)
  • Hydrocodone (Vicodin*)
  • Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)
  • Meperidine (Demerol)
  • Morphine
  • Nalbuphine (Nubain)
  • Oxycodone(Percocet*/Percodan†)
  • Oxymorphone
  • Pentazocine (Talwin)
  • Paregoric
  • Propoxyphene (Darvon)

Use can lead to dependence and, when misused, opioid pain relievers can lead to addiction, overdose incidents, and death Opioids | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (nih.gov)

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid drug that is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin. It is one of the most common drugs involved in most overdose deaths. It is often mixed into other drugs or pressed with Fentanyl in the creation of Counterfeit pills. Some of these drugs include:

  • OxyContin (Ox, Oxy, Percs, Roxy)
  • Xanax (Zannies, Bars, Benzos, Yellow School Bus)
  • Adderall
  • Heroin
  • MDMA (Molly, X, E)
  • Cocaine
  • Tylenol

Lafayette Parish Coroner’s Office, CDC, LDH Fentanyl Fact Sheet (Drug Fact Sheet: Fentanyl)

Data collected from LA Dept of Health:

  • From 2019 to 2020, Louisiana experienced a 115% increase in synthetic opioid poisoning deaths
  • There were 678 synthetic opioid poisoning deaths in 2020
  • Louisiana was ranked 5th nationally in drug overdoses by state

Fentanyl and counterfeit pills Opioid Overdose Flyer (louisiana.edu)

Impact of Misusing Rx Drugs – Generation Rx

NARCAN® is a potentially lifesaving medication designed to help reverse the effects of an opioid overdose in minutes.

  • Signs and symptoms of an Opioid Overdose include:
  • Loss of consciousness
  • Lack of response to stimuli (e.g., not waking up or responding to your voice,
  • touch or when trying to wake them up)
  • Vomiting, nausea, and/or diarrhea
  • Choking or gurgling noises
  • Irregular breathing (shallow, slow, or stopped)
  • The dark center part of the eyes becomes very small (pinpoint pupils)
  • Fingernails and lips turn blue or purple, which indicates a lack of oxygen
  • A slow heartbeat, weak pulse, or low blood pressure

If you suspect someone is experiencing an opioid overdose. call 911 & Administer Narcan.

View a Narcan training video.

Through support from the Louisiana Board of Regents (la.gov), UL Lafayette has Narcan Kits available for use across campus, in addition to University Police.

View maps of buildings with Narcan kits on the main campus and south campus.

University organizations and departments can request kits by filling out this form.

CDC

Narcan (Naloxone) Administration

Chasing the Dragon Video

Student Health Services

Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

Opioidhelpla.org

Acadiana Area Human Services District

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