{"id":10319,"date":"2025-03-01T14:07:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/dhan346\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:52:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:52:52","slug":"dhan346","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/php\/alerts\/dhan346\/","title":{"rendered":"php\/alerts\/dhan346 ~  Division of Public Health  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\"> \n\n    <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/php\/alerts\/dhan346.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n      <\/a>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n    \n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n      <h1>Delaware Health Alert Network #<!--[type=EDIT name=\"DHAN Number\"]-->346 <!--[END]--> <\/h1>\n\n      <h2> <!--[type=EDIT name=\"DHAN Date\"]-->February 6, 2015 9:51 am <!--[END]--> <\/h2>\n\n    <\/header>\n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n \n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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Senate Bill 219\n\n\n  allows first responders (law enforcement, fire fighters, EMS) to administer the drug to individuals suspected to be experiencing an\n\n\n  opioid overdose.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  In addition, individuals such as friends or family members whose loved ones are known to be at risk of experiencing an opioid related\n\n\n  overdose can now receive a prescription for naloxone so they have the drug on hand to use as needed. These individuals are required to\n\n\n  complete a one hour approved training class that covers when and how to use naloxone. Senate Bill 219 provides legal protections for\n\n\n  people who intervene in the case of an overdose.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  The Delaware Overdose Survival Education classes (DOSE) are approved by the Department of Health and Human Services and will be offered\n\n\n  by Brandywine Counseling and Community Services. Individuals who might be required to administer naloxone to a friend or family member\n\n\n  should receive training on how to administer the medication. Training information is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandywinecounseling.org\/\">http:\/\/www.brandywinecounseling.org\/<\/a>\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<h2>\n\n\n  Background\n\n\n<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  Last year in Delaware, 185 people died of a suspected overdose \u2013 about one person every other day. The overdoses involved several\n\n\n  substances (often including alcohol, heroin, prescription drugs, and cocaine) and often in combination. Alcohol and drug overdose is a\n\n\n  significant health problem in Delaware and nationally.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<h2>\n\n\n  Recommendations\n\n\n<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n  <li>Physicians should consider discussing overdose prevention and prescribing naloxone to any of the following individuals:\n\n\n    <ul>\n\n\n      <li>Patients being prescribed prescription opioids for chronic conditions\n\n\n      <\/li>\n\n\n      <li>Patients reporting current or past heroin or prescription opioid misuse\n\n\n      <\/li>\n\n\n      <li>Individuals who report being a family member or friend of someone who uses heroin or prescription opioids\n\n\n      <\/li>\n\n\n    <\/ul>\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>Physicians should be prepared to discuss the following as part of naloxone prescribing:\n\n\n    <ul>\n\n\n      <li>Opioid overdose prevention and recognition\n\n\n      <\/li>\n\n\n      <li>Importance of calling 911 &#8211; the effects of naloxone are only temporary, therefore, it is essential that individuals receive\n\n\n      additional medical assistance.\n\n\n      <\/li>\n\n\n      <li>Caring for an overdose victim\n\n\n      <\/li>\n\n\n    <\/ul>\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2>\n\n\n  Additional Information\n\n\n<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n  <li>For more information on Senate Bill 219, visit:<br>\n\n\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/legis.delaware.gov\/LIS\/lis147.nsf\/vwLegislation\/SB+219\/$file\/legis.html\">http:\/\/legis.delaware.gov\/LIS\/lis147.nsf\/vwLegislation\/SB+219\/$file\/legis.html<\/a>\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n  <li>For more information about addictions support for users, family and friends, teens, medical providers and communities, visit:<br>\n\n\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.helpisherede.com\/\">http:\/\/www.helpisherede.com\/<\/a>\n\n\n  <\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  ************************************\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n  You are receiving this email because you are a registered member of the Delaware Health Alert Network. 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