Anyone Can: Save a life with Naloxone
Naloxone is a medication that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. It is safe and easy to use. Anyone at risk of having or seeing an opioid overdose, or who spends time with people who use opioids, should consider carrying naloxone.
Missouri’s Good Samaritan law and the statewide standing order have made getting and using naloxone easier than ever. Naloxone is available for those who need it.
Common signs of an opioid overdose:
Unresponsiveness
Shallow or no breathing
Small pinpoint pupils
Clammy skin
Gurgling noises
Blue-gray lips and nails
Overdose risk factors:
Previous overdose
Period of sobriety
Respiratory illness
Mixing opioids with other substances
Using alone
Using by injecting
Change in amount used or strength of supply
If you are interested in free online Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) trainings and receiving naloxone for an individual or an organization, please visit this website: https://getmonaloxone.com/ .
You can get free naloxone from the following locations:
Festus Comtrea
110 North Mill Street
Festus, MO 63028
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Sana Lake Recovery Center
Call: 314-287-8937
Available 24/7, no questions asked
Chestnut Health Systems
10640 Business 21
Hillsboro, MO 63050
Mon.-Thurs. 7:30am - 6pm
Friday 7:30am - 5pm
Arnold Comtrea
21 Municipal Drive
Arnold, MO 63010
636-296-6206
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
JCHD Arnold Office
1818 Lonedell Road
Arnold, MO 63010
Mon.-Thurs. 8am-5:30pm
High Ridge Comtrea
1817 Gravois Road
High Ridge, MO 63049
636-376-0079
Monday- Friday 9am-5pm
JCHD Hillsboro Office
405 Main Street
Hillsboro, MO 63050
Mon.-Thurs. 8am-5:30pm
Free naloxone is also available at any of these organizations:
PreventEd (314-962-3456) *website includes button to request Narcan on homepage
You can also get naloxone from Missouri pharmacies without a prescription under the state standing order.
Where to get Fentanyl Testing Strips:
PreventEd- 314-962-3456
MIMH- nomodeaths@mimh.edu
