Intranasal Narcan Training for the Prehospital Care Provider

Naloxone Hydrochloride
  • Opioid/narcotic antagonist
  • Binds with the opioid receptors without causing the effects of opioid bonding 
    • Competitive inhibition at receptor sites 
  • Carries a shorter half-life than the opioids being taken 
    • Does not last as long as the opioid that was taken [18]