Opiate Crisis: What Libraries Can Do

California State Library. 01/19/2018 This 59-minute webinar discusses the history and depth of the opiate problem in the United States, and how it has come to the attention of libraries and their staff. Topics include how library staff members at all levels can recognize the signs and symptoms of opiate users who are either under the influence or in withdrawal; what to do when faced with an overdose patient; the safe and effective use of Narcan (a drug that reverses the effects of opiate overdose); and getting help from social services agencies, substance abuse professionals, and the police. (Video or Multimedia)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - January 26, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news