Overdose Lifesavers

When visitor Noah overdosed at the home of Valentina and her former husband, she initially panicked and felt ‘hysterical’. She called emergency services and the operator she spoke to over the phone helped her feel calmer. overdoselifesavers.org/stories/valent…

Claudia says that while she believes most people taking opioids for chronic pain are not at high risk of overdose, doctors should still raise the issue, as a way of caring for the ‘whole person’. overdoselifesavers.org/topics/perspec…

Shelley describes an occasion when she was in a car with two friends when one of them, Lisa, overdosed. Lisa had taken some other drugs that morning, and straight after injecting her heroin, she started to turn blue. overdoselifesavers.org/stories/shelle…

Andrew describes carrying take-home naloxone at all times in case he needs to help someone with it. For Andrew, it’s a tool for saving his friends’ lives. overdoselifesavers.org/topics/help-fr…

Zippy describes a time when he used take-home #naloxone to revive a young woman, Stacey, who experienced a heroin #overdose at his house. After the event, Zippy received a text message from Stacey saying she was ‘ever so grateful’ that he helped her out. overdoselifesavers.org/stories/zippy-…

Tye describes a time when he was in the park where he slept, and he saw a man who was overdosing. He called an ambulance and his friend put the man in the recovery position. They both stayed with him while waiting for the paramedics to arrive. overdoselifesavers.org/stories/tye-he…

Tony describes an occasion where he responded to an overdose at the house of a person who sells heroin. The other people present hadn’t done overdose response training, but under his direction were able to help him revive the man. overdoselifesavers.org/stories/tony-r…

Skye-Lee would like to do overdose response training so she could help should she come across someone experiencing an overdose. overdoselifesavers.org/stories/skye-l…

Simone describes an occasion when her friend Laura overdosed at her house. Simone injected her with naloxone, but this didn’t immediately revive her, so she called an ambulance and gave Laura CPR until she started to revive. overdoselifesavers.org/stories/simone…

Russell describes an occasion when his friend Luca revived him. They were taking heroin together and according to Luca, he overdosed, and Luca gave him naloxone to bring him round. overdoselifesavers.org/stories/russel…

Mark describes a night he spent at a party looking after his friend Nathan, who he was worried was overdosing. overdoselifesavers.org/stories/mark-s…

International Overdose Awareness Day is also a day to acknowledge the life-saving work of people who consume drugs. Dylan describes an occasion when he used #naloxone to gently revive his friend Janette. overdoselifesavers.org/stories/dylan-… #IOAD2024 #Overdose

Tomorrow is International Overdose Awareness Day, a day to remember those who have died and recognise the grief of the loved ones left behind. For Skye-Lee, overdoses should be addressed in the same way as other health emergencies. #IOAD2024 #Overdose overdoselifesavers.org/stories/skye-l…

Lewis describes an occasion when he overdosed in his parents’ bathroom after returning from a heavy drinking session at a pub. overdoselifesavers.org/stories/lewis-…

Lenny recounts a time where he came across a man who had overdosed in a Melbourne street. When he arrived, Lenny recognised the danger and ‘straight away jumped into it’, administering take-home naloxone. overdoselifesavers.org/stories/lenny-…

Lance describes an occasion when he revived Ben, a young man who often overdosed, by injecting him with take-home naloxone. Lance has been present at many other overdoses and he has used naloxone to revive several people. overdoselifesavers.org/stories/lance-…

Kate describes an occasion when her ex-partner Adam overdosed at her home. Kate has also been scared that she herself may have been overdosing on several occasions. overdoselifesavers.org/stories/kate-r…