Kasie DeSpain

Submitted to Fifield
COMM 1020
Speech 4: Persuasive Speech Keyword Outline
21 November, 2016
If you saw a child face down in a pool, would you pull the child out of the water before or after the
police arrive?
You would pull the child out of the water and immediately start rescue breathing.
The same idea can be applied to a child who has overdosed.
If you saw a child you suspect has accidentally ingested narcotics, would you pull them back from the
overdose before or after the police arrive?

SLIDE 1:
There are different types of opiates/opioids that people use, and that children are exposed to in their
homes. All of these are capable of leading to overdose and death.
They include:
Oxycodone (Oxycontin, Percodan, Percocet, Tylox)
Hyodrocodone (Lortab, Vicodin, Hycodan, Lorcet, Vicoprofen, Hycet, Norco)
Methadone
Morphine
Meperidine (Demerol)
Codeine (Fioricet, tylenol #3)
Oxymorphone (Opana)
Fentanyl (Duragesic)
Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)
Buprenorphine (Suboxone, Subutex, Butrans)
Heroin
In a very serious scary life or death situation, many people panic, especially when it is a loved one.
You can detect an overdose by pinpoint pupils, cold or clammy skin, a slow pulse, snoring or choking
sounds and unresponsiveness to being shaken or a sternal rub. These are examples of CNS depression.

*CALL 911*
SLIDE 2:
What is an Opioid Overdose?
The opioids bind to the mu receptors, and the effects include pain relief, mood changes, drowsiness,
strong feelings of elation or unease, decreased respiration, cough, constricted pupils, decreased
peristalsis in GI tract, and the stimulation of the chemoreceptors that control nausea and vomiting.

SLIDE 3:
Naloxone is an opioid antagonist, used clinically for decades in emergency vehicles and hospitals.
Opioid antagonist means that naloxone knocks the opioids off the receptors by binding with higher
affinity to receptors in the brain. This displaces opioids from the receptors, reversing the physiological
effects of the drug.
This amazing drug only has a half-life of 30-90 minutes and does not remove the opioids from the blood.
As naloxone wears off opioids still circulating in the blood may again bind to the receptors causing the
respiratory and CNS depression the return.

SLIDE 4:
WHAT IS A NALOXONE KIT?
A kit contains an opiate antagonist (naloxone) and can be given through sprays in the nostrils
(intranasal) or injected into the muscle (intramuscular).
*Explain kit*
This kit is composed of two syringes filled with Narcan (naloxone) and contains two MADs, short for
mucosal atomization device, this device turns the liquid form of the drug into a mist so that it can be
taken into the blood stream directly from the nostrils.

SLIDE 5:
Quote 1
Naloxone puts opioid users into withdrawal, it takes away the positive effects of the drugs.

Quote 2
Providing naloxone will send the message that you value the person and care whether they live or die.

Quote 3
This medication is the lifeline that serious drug users need. Harm reduction programs can get people in
the door and build relationships with them. This may lead to other health benefits like HIV testing and
treatment, wound care, psychosocial counseling, and perhaps even drug treatment when the person is
ready.
It does help drug users, but what about the child who accidentally takes dads pain medication after hes
had back surgery because it looks like candy, or grandmas forgotten if shes taken her dose of pain
medications at 4 oclock and she accidentally overdoses herself. It can very easily be a loved one
overdosed due to an accident or addiction, it can help everyone.

SLIDE 6:
N-Nasal mist or Injectable.
A-Act, Call 911! Give naloxone and stay with victim.
L-Laws protect you for helping overdose victims, Utahs Good Samaritan Law.
O-Overdosing on opiates slows and may eventually stop breathing.
X-Rx required in the state of Utah.
O-Overcome barriers.
N-Naloxone saves lives, when it is available and used.

E-Empower yourself to save a life.

EVERY LIFE MATTERS

SLIDE 7:
*Refer to hand out*
Nasal spray naloxone
1. Take off cap of syringe.
2. Screw on MAD device or white cone.
3. Insert white cone into nostril, give a short strong push on the end of the plunger to spray naloxone
into the nose.
4. If no reaction in 3 minutes, give second dose.
Injectable naloxone
1. Remove cap from vial, uncover the needle.
2. Insert needle bevel up through rubber stopper with vial upsidown pull out 1 ml of medication.
3. Inject 1 ml into an upper arm or thigh muscle
4. If no reaction in 3 minutes, give second dose.

SLIDE 8:
I saved a life.
Naloxone is the same dose for everyone! The dose for a small three-year-old is the same dose you
would supply a large man in his forties. This makes it a convenient administration of the medication
when in a crisis.
Naloxone will not harm the victim if they werent on opiates, it could only help if they overdosed.
Utah continues to lead our nation with one of the highest opiate overdose rates in the country. If you
have a loved one using or abusing opiate pain medications or heroin, they are at risk of overdosing.
Protect your loved ones by asking your doctor about a Naloxone Kit today.