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Hey, did you know you can just *get* naloxone? Yeah! In the US, you can just go into pharmacies in most (all?) states and ask for naloxone and get it. There's even a nice piece of paper to help you get NARCAN, a nasal spray version: narcan.com/static/NARCAN-Presc

Naloxone is *really* useful to have around, especially if you or someone you care for have opioids, as it can reverse the effects of overdose long enough for EMTs to get on scene. Definitely worth having around, just in case.

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BTW, @aschmitz added some wonderful advice onto this that I highly recommend you read. I'd just like to add two more things myself:
1) Not only is injectable naloxone cheaper, but intramuscular injection is generally more effective, so if you're comfortable with IM injections, that's definitely the preferred route.
2) If you ever administer naloxone, you need to get that person into a hospital or otherwise transfer them to emergency care (say, EMTs). It's not a substitute for that.

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