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VIDEO OUTLINE
0:18 What is an opioid?
0:41 Naloxone introduction
0:59 Signs of opioid overdose
1:25 How is naloxone given?
1:50 How does naloxone work?
2:13 How do opioids affect the body?
3:04 Opioid withdrawal symptoms
3:18 Tolerance
3:32 How opioid overdose can lead to death
4:39 NIH HEAL Initiative and NIDA research
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NIH HEAL Inititiative
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Naloxone Drug Facts
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National Institute on Drug Abuse: Opioid Overdose Reversal with Naloxone (Narcan, Evzio)
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MedlinePlus: Opioid Abuse and Addiction
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ANIMATION: Jeff Day, NLM
NARRATION: Josie Anderson, NIDA
MUSIC: “Restless”, by Dimitris Mann; “Endurance Test”, by Eric Chevalier; “Anxiety” instrumental, by Jimmi Jan Joakim Hallstrom, John Henry Andersson
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