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Washtenaw County Policy Directive 2025-01

POLICY REGARDING QUANTITATIVE DRUG CHECKING

Introduction

The overdose crisis in America has persisted for decades, resulting in profound loss and suffering across the nation. Since 1999, opioid overdoses have tragically taken the lives of more than a million individuals, and the number of drug overdose deaths continues to escalate each year. This heartbreaking reality affects every community, leaving no place untouched by the repercussions of this ongoing tragedy.

Don’t worry about it

Wastenaw County will check your drugs and you won’t be charged.

Read the release here

Washtenaw County -Policy 2025-01 – Quantitative Drug Checking Policy

Also Washtenaw County, several sites and governmental agencies offer free naloxone—a “safe and life-saving  medication designed to reverse an opioid overdose.”

Choose your drugs wisely

Naloxone (Narcan) only works on overdoses caused by opioids. This family of drugs includes prescription painkillers like OxyContin, fentanyl, methadone, and Vicodin, as well as street drugs like heroin.

Naloxone will not reverse overdose resulting from non-opioid drugs, like cocaine, benzodiazepines (“benzos”), or alcohol.

More info

Will Narcan Work on Cannabis “Overdoses”?

No – Just go watch your favorite movie.

Want more info Go here –>More info (According to Dabbin Dad)

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Naloxone FAQs

What is naloxone?
Naloxone, also known as naloxone HCL or Narcan, is a medication approved by the FDA that effectively counteracts the life-threatening effects of an opioid overdose by blocking brain receptors and enabling the restoration of normal breathing.

What is an opioid?
Opioids are powerful medications that effectively alleviate pain by dampening the intensity of pain signals sent to the brain, while also influencing brain regions that govern emotional responses, thereby lessening the perception of pain.

Examples of Opioids:

  • Morphine(MS Contin®)
  • Codeine
  • Hydrocodone (Vicodin®, Norco®)
  • Hydromorphone (Dilaudid®)
  • Oxycodone(Percocet®, OxyContin®)
  • Oxymorphone (Opana®)
  • Fentanyl (Duragesic®)
  • Buprenorphine(Subutex®)
  • Methadone
  • Heroin

Who should carry naloxone?
In 2018, the United States Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams issued a vital public health advisory that emphasized the essential role of naloxone in saving lives, encouraging various individuals to not only carry naloxone but also to receive training in its effective use.

  • Individuals taking high doses of opioids as prescribed for the management of chronic pain.
  • Individuals taking prescription opioids concurrently with alcohol or sedating medications (i.e. benzodiazepines).
  • Individuals misusing prescription opioids or using illicit opioids such as heroin.
  • Individuals with a history of opioid use disorder.
  • Individuals completing opioid detoxification.
  • Individuals recently discharged from emergency medical care following an opioid overdose.
  • Individuals recently released from incarceration with a history of opioid use disorder.
  • Family and friends of people who have opioid use disorder.
  • Community members who come into contact with people at risk for opioid overdose.

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