Posted on Oct 6, 2023
Naloxone can save students' lives, but not every school has it
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At Johnnie Cochran Middle School in Los Angeles this spring, three students suffered from a suspected overdose on the same day. School personnel quickly sprayed a substance up the noses of the children, and they revived. They were taken to the hospital as a precaution, but all three recovered.
The life-saving substance? Naloxone – a nasal spray also sold under the brand name Narcan — that works to reverse the effects of opioids.
Most often it's used to combat fentanyl, a drug that is up to 50 times more potent than heroin. The fentanyl crisis around the country has created special challenges for schools and is having tragic consequences for young people.
"Never would I have imagined that students would today have contact with a substance where even just a small bit of a pill could kill you," says Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
At Johnnie Cochran Middle School in Los Angeles this spring, three students suffered from a suspected overdose on the same day. School personnel quickly sprayed a substance up the noses of the children, and they revived. They were taken to the hospital as a precaution, but all three recovered.
The life-saving substance? Naloxone – a nasal spray also sold under the brand name Narcan — that works to reverse the effects of opioids.
Most often it's used to combat fentanyl, a drug that is up to 50 times more potent than heroin. The fentanyl crisis around the country has created special challenges for schools and is having tragic consequences for young people.
"Never would I have imagined that students would today have contact with a substance where even just a small bit of a pill could kill you," says Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Naloxone can save students' lives, but not every school has it
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Brothers and sisters, as an educator I would never use it, unless parents sign a legal consent form. Otherwise, parents will pursue legal action against teachers, and Education System. We know very well how it goes down when it comes to save lives away from deployments. But, as for me I don’t care legal action comes, a life is much important specially when it comes to students.
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