The SUNY Oneonta campus has a new resource to prevent drug overdoses.
Off-Campus and Commuter Student Services Director Lakisha Mason spearheaded an effort to install ONEBox kits containing naloxone in the university's 15 residence halls. The boxes were installed right around the start of the semester.
Naloxone — brand name Narcan — is a drug that reverses the effects of opioids during an overdose when administered via nasal spray.
The boxes usually are mounted onto a wall. Under a pull-down flap, the boxes provide a 60-second video in English and Spanish with step-by-step instructions, which can be replayed, describing how to administer Narcan to a person who has overdosed.
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