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Mashup Score: 1Polysubstance Use Facts - 10 month(s) ago
An overview of the risks of using more than one drug together.
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Mashup Score: 7Fentanyl Facts - 11 month(s) ago
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. It is a major contributor to fatal and nonfatal overdoses in the U.S.1 There are two types of fentanyl: pharmaceutical fentanyl and illicitly manufactured fentanyl. Both are considered synthetic opioids. Pharmaceutical fentanyl is prescribed by doctors to treat severe pain, especially…
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Mashup Score: 0Polysubstance Use Facts - 1 year(s) ago
An overview of the risks of using more than one drug together.
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Mashup Score: 1Polysubstance Use Facts - 1 year(s) ago
An overview of the risks of using more than one drug together.
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Mashup Score: 1Fentanyl Facts - 1 year(s) ago
What to do if you think someone is overdosingIt may be hard to tell whether a person is high or experiencing an overdose. If you aren’t sure, treat it like an overdose—you could save a life. Call 911 Immediately.* Administer naloxone, if available.** Try to keep the person awake and breathing. Lay the person on their side to prevent choking. Stay with the person until emergency assistance…
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Mashup Score: 5What is Naloxone? - 2 year(s) ago
This short animation depicts how Naloxone, an opioid overdose-reversal medication, works in the body.For more information, please visit https://www.samhsa.gov/
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Mashup Score: 4Fentanyl Facts - 2 year(s) ago
What to do if you think someone is overdosingIt may be hard to tell whether a person is high or experiencing an overdose. If you aren’t sure, treat it like an overdose—you could save a life. Call 911 Immediately.* Administer naloxone, if available.** Try to keep the person awake and breathing. Lay the person on their side to prevent choking. Stay with the person until emergency assistance…
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Mashup Score: 25Stop Overdose - 2 year(s) ago
To address the increasing number of overdose deaths related to both prescription opioids and illicit drugs, we created a website to educate people who use drugs about the dangers of illicitly manufactured fentanyl, the risks and consequences of mixing drugs, the lifesaving power of naloxone, and the importance of reducing stigma around recovery and treatment options. Together, we can stop drug…
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Mashup Score: 5Polysubstance Use Facts - 2 year(s) ago
What is polysubstance use? The use of more than one drug, also known as polysubstance use, is common. This includes when two or more are taken together or within a short time period, either intentionally or unintentionally. Intentional polysubstance use occurs when a person takes a drug to increase or decrease the effects of a different drug or wants to experience the effects of the…
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Mashup Score: 9What is Naloxone? - 2 year(s) ago
This short animation depicts how Naloxone, an opioid overdose-reversal medication, works in the body.For more information, please visit https://www.samhsa.gov/
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There is no safe way to mix drugs. Mixing drugs can negatively impact vital organs and increase your chances of an overdose. Learn more about the risks: https://t.co/LTFjicWihX #StopOverdose https://t.co/rFWUUXoWXk