How naloxone works in the brain to reverse overdose
ONLY ONLY AT ASHLEY.
>> NEW NUMBERS FROM THE STATE
SHOW. 11 PEOPLE DIE EVERY DAY
IN NORTH CAROLINA FROM
OVERDOSES. NALOXONE OR NARCAN,
WHICH REVERSES THE EFFECTS OF
AN OVERDOSE IS COMING TO EVERY
WAKE COUNTY SCHOOL THIS YEAR.
WE RECENTLY TOLD YOU ABOUT A
TEENAGER AND WAKE COUNTY WHO
USED TO SAVE A STRANGER'S LIFE.
>> WE WEREN'T THERE. HE
PROBABLY WOULD HAVE, YOU KNOW,
PROBABLY DIED.
>> WRAL INVESTIGATES GRACE.
HEY, BUT EXPLAINS HOW IT WORKS
TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST FENTANYL.
>> WHEN IT COMES TO AN
OVERDOSE, WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE
YOUR BODY CAN VARY BASED ON
WHAT KIND OF SUBSTANCE YOU TAKE
AND HOW FAST ONE HAPPENS.
LARGELY DEPENDS ON HOW YOU TAKE
THAT DRUG SWALLOWING, A DRUG
MAY TAKE YOUR BODY MORE TIME TO
ABSORB IT. WHEREAS AN INJECTION
OR INHALING A SUBSTANCE WOULD
ACT QUICKER. ONE SENTINEL GETS
INTO YOUR SYSTEM. IT
ESSENTIALLY WORKS LIKE THIS.
THE DRUM BINDS TO THE BODY'S
OPIOID RECEPTORS FOUND IN THE
BRAIN. THESE RECEPTORS CONTROL
THINGS LIKE EMOTIONS AND PAIN.
FENTANYL VO CAN ALTER THOSE
RECEPTORS AND CHANGE HOW YOUR
BRAIN RESPONDS. THE DANGER LIES
IN HOW FENTANYL CAN PREVENT
YOUR BRAIN FROM RESPONDING
APPROPRIATELY. WHEN YOU HAVE
LOW OXYGEN LEVELS, MEANING IT
CAN KEEP YOUR BRAIN FROM
TELLING YOUR LUNGS TO EXPAND
AND CONTRACT WHEN SOMEONE'S
BREATHING DRASTICALLY SLOWS,
THEY CAN LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS IN
A MATTER OF SECONDS. WHEN THE
BRAIN GOES WITHOUT OXYGEN FOR
EVEN 4 MINUTES, PERMANENT
DAMAGE STARTS TO SET IN AND
EVENTUALLY THE BRAIN WILL SHUT
DOWN COMPLETELY DURING THIS
TIME. YOUR HEART RATE CAN SLOW
OUR CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM IS
WHAT TRANSPORTS OXYGEN TO OUR
VITAL ORGANS THROUGH OUR RED
BLOOD CELLS. WHEN YOUR ORGANS
LIKE YOUR KIDNEYS OR LIVER,
DON'T GET ENOUGH OXYGEN, THEY
SHUT DOWN WHEN THIS HAPPENS,
SOMEONE CAN DIE WITHIN MINUTES
IN THE EVENT OF AN OVERDOSE.
NALOXONE CAN HELP SAVE
SOMEONE'S LIFE. YOU'VE HEARD US
TALK ABOUT IT BEFORE THE
OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION
THAT CAN COME AS EITHER A NASAL
SPRAY OR AN INGESTIBLE. HERE'S
HOW IT WORKS. REMEMBER THOSE
RECEPTORS? I TOLD YOU ABOUT
WHEN THE LOCKDOWN IS
ADMINISTERED TRAVELS TO THE
BRAIN WHERE IT BASICALLY
KNOCKED THE FENTANYL OFF OF THE
RECEPTORS, ALLOWING THE BRAIN'S
RESPONSE SYSTEMS TO SWITCH BACK
ON AND SEND SIGNALS THROUGHOUT
YOUR BODY TO KEEP YOUR ORGANS
WORKING. SOME OPIOIDS CAN TAKE
A STRONGER HOLD TO THE
RECEPTORS. SOME MORE THAN ONE
DOSE OF NALOXONE MAY BE NEEDED.
NALOXONE ONLY WORKS IN THE BODY
FOR ABOUT 30 TO 90 MINUTES.
BUT MANY OPIOIDS WILL REMAIN IN
THE BODY FOR MUCH LONGER.
THAT'S WHY IT'S STILL VITAL TO
CALL 9-1-1. IF YOU'VE GIVEN
SOMEONE THE MEDICATION BECAUSE
IT COULD WEAR OFF AND SOMEONE
COULD ONCE AGAIN EXPERIENCE THE
EFFECTS OF AN OVERDOSE.
NALOXONE WON'T HARM SOMEONE
WHO HASN'T TAKEN AN OPIOID.
SO IF YOU'RE NOT SURE WHAT