Get free Narcan
No cost. No ID. No questions. Narcan reverses an opioid overdose in two to three minutes, and it cannot harm someone who is not overdosing — which is why you should carry it before you think you need it.
If someone is not breathing, call 911 now
Connecticut’s Good Samaritan law protects you from arrest for drug possession when you call for help at an overdose.
Three ways to get one
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Request one here
Fill in the form and we will arrange a pickup or a mailed kit. We ask for as little as we can and we never share it.
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Call us
Speak to a person at 860-751-8658. If you would rather not put anything in writing, this is the way.
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Come to a training
Every attendee leaves with a kit and knows how to use it. Sessions are free and open to anyone.
Request a kit
Free. Usually ready within a week.
How to use it
Five steps. There is no way to do harm by trying — naloxone has no effect on someone who has not taken opioids.
- 01
Recognize
Blue or grey lips and fingertips, slow or stopped breathing, a limp body, choking or gurgling sounds, and no response when you shout their name or rub your knuckles hard on their sternum.
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Call 911
Say the person is not breathing and give your exact location. Connecticut's Good Samaritan law protects you from arrest for drug possession when you call for help at an overdose.
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Give Narcan
Tilt the head back, insert the nozzle into one nostril until your fingers touch the nose, and press the plunger firmly. One full device per nostril. It cannot harm someone who is not overdosing.
- 04
Rescue breathing
Tilt the chin up, pinch the nose, and give one breath every five seconds. Naloxone takes two to three minutes to work, and breathing is what keeps the brain alive until it does.
- 05
Stay
Give a second dose after two to three minutes if there is no response. Naloxone wears off before many opioids do, so the person can stop breathing again. Stay until help arrives.
Naloxone wears off before many opioids do. A person can start to overdose again after they wake up, which is why you stay and why you still call 911.