āāCollege Opioid Overdose Prevention
In August 2022, Governor Newsom signed into legislation
SB 367, known as the Campus Opioid Safety Act (Act). The Act requires community college district (CCD) and California State University (CSU), and requests University of California system, schools to provide educational and preventative information about opioid overdose, as part of campus orientations. This includes providing information about the use and location of opioid overdose reversal medication, such as naloxone.ā
Additionally, the Act requires all CCD and CSU campus health centers to apply to use the CDPH
statewide standing order for naloxone and to participate in the Department of Health Care servicesā
Naloxone Distribution Projectā.
Visit the
CDPH Opioid Overdose Prevention on College Campuses webpage to learn more.
Educate Your Students
In 2021, there were nearly 6,000 opioid-related overdose deaths in California. Recent data suggest that number continues to increase.
You can save lives and stop drug overdose by:
- āSharing the signs of an overdose:
- Small, constricted āpinpoint pupilsā
- Falling asleep or losing consciousness
- Slow, weak, or no breathing
- Choking or gurgling sounds
- Limp body
- Cold and/or clammy skin
- Discolored skin (especially in lips and nails)
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Making naloxone available and promoting its use. Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. Naloxone is safe and easy to use and works almost immediately.
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Having conversations with students about the dangers of fentanyl, the risk of mixing drugs, and the life-saving power of naloxone to reduce the stigma around seeking help, treatment and care.
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Promoting the Californiaās
Good Samaritan lawā, which protects those giving emergency medical care at the scene of a medical emergency, including giving naloxone.
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Sharing treatment resources, like the 24/7 National Helplineā 800-662-HELP (4357).
Learāān more by visiting the
Campus Opioid Safety Actā page, and our
Fentanyl & Overdose Preventionā toolkit.
Use this toolkit to share information about the risks of, and how to respond to, opioid overdose.
Additional Resources
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Fact Sheetā
Opioid Overdose Prevention on College Campusesā (PDF)
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āVideo
Naloxone is a Life Saving Drug
Protect friends and family with lifesaving naloxone (:60) - YouTube
Social Media
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Avoid mixing drugs with alcohol, it can have unpredictable consequences. Combining alcohol and drugs can increase your risk of overdose and cause severe damage to the brain, heart and other organs.
Learn more:https://www.cdc.gov/stopoverdose/polysubstance-use/index.html
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Fentanyl test strips (FTS) can detect the presence of fentanyl in many kinds of drugs like cocaine, and drug forms like pills and powder. Check with your student health center for organizations that distribute FTS.
Learn more:
https://www.cdc.gov/stopoverdose/fentanyl/fentanyl-test-strips.html
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Save a life by knowing what to do if you think someone is overdosing and know how to give the life-saving opioid overdose reversal medication #naloxone. Contact student health services for more information about naloxone. Learn more:
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/sapb/Pages/Naloxone.aspx
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Suggested Messaging: Learn how to recognize an overdose event and give the life-saving medication, #naloxone. Signs of an overdose may include:
- Small, constricted āpinpoint pupilsā
- Falling asleep or losing consciousness
- Slow, weak, or no breathing
- Choking or gurgling sounds
- Limp body
- Cold and/or clammy skin
- Discolored skin (especially in lips and nails)
Contact student health services for more information about naloxone. Learn more about naloxone and how to save lives:
www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/sapb/Pages/Naloxone.aspx #StopOverdose #EndOverdose #Fentanyl
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#Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse an opioid overdose, including from heroin, fentanyl, and prescription āopioid medications. Contact student health services for more information about naloxone. Learn more about naloxone and how to save lives:
www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/sapb/Pages/Naloxone.aspx
ā#StopOverdose #EndOverdose #Fentanyl
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Did you know #Naloxone, a life-saving medication that can reverse an opioid overdose, including from heroin, fentanyl, and prescription opioid medications is available for students? Contact student health services to learn about naloxone availability on campus. Learn more about naloxone and how to save lives:
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/sapb/Pages/Naloxone.aspx
#StopOverdose #EndOverdose #Fentanyl
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Any pill purchased through social media could contain fentanyl and could be deadly. Know the dangers of fentanyl:ā https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/sapb/Pages/Fentanyl.aspx
#StopOverdose #EndOverdose #Fentanyl #Naloxoneā
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Itās difficult to have a conversation with someone youāre worried might have a problem with opioids or other substances, especially if it is someone you have a close
relationship with, such as a roommate, teammate, classmate, or friend but itās important to start the conversation. They may not be ready to talk, but you can be prepared to help when they are. Free, confidential, 24/7 support is available at 1-800-662-4357. Locate treatment services:https://www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov/
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Start a conversation with a roommate, teammate, classmate or friend that youāre worried might have a problem with opioids or other substances. Free, confidential, 24/7 support is available at 1-800-662-4357.
Treatment locator:
https://www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov/
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āParty drugsā can be addictive or harmful fake pills that look like prescribed pain relievers. Never take pills that were not prescribed to you from a doctor. The US Drug Enforcement Agency found that 6 out of every 10 fake pills with fentanyl contain a potentially lethal dose. Bring naloxone to parties, to reverse an opioid overdose and save a life. Check with student health services about naloxone availability.
Learn more about naloxone:
https://www.cdc.gov/stopoverdose/naloxone/index.html
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āParty drugsā can be addictive or harmful fake pills that look like prescribed pain relievers. Never take pills not prescribed to you. Bring naloxone to parties to save a life. Check with student health services about naloxone.
Learn more:
https://www.cdc.gov/stopoverdose/naloxone/index.html
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Brightly colored fentanyl known as ārainbowā fentanyl, is a potentially fatal drug found in pills and powders in a varieāāty of bright colors, shapes, and sizes. Any pill, regardless of its color, shape, or size, that does not come from a health care provider or pharmacist can potentially contain fentanyl and be deadly.
Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse an opioid overdose, including from heroin, fentanyl, and prescription opioid medications. Contact student health services for more information about naloxone. Learn more about naloxone and how to save lives:
www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/sapb/Pages/Naloxone.aspx
#StopOverdose #EndOverdose #Fentanyl
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āāBrightly colored fentanyl known as ārainbowā fentanyl, is a potentially fatal drug. Contact student health services for more information about the life-saving medication, naloxone.
#StopOverdose #EndOverdose #Fentanyl
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