I have it and also sent it with my college kids. You can get it free if you are an Arlington County resident.

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Anonymous wrote:My teen doesn’t even know what Narcan is.

Then you're doing a lousy job as a parent.

I have to agree. My son is a straight laced as you can get, but we have talked about deaths the past few years that resulted from Fentanyl in middle and highschools. Kids need to know it only takes 1 pill to kill. Never take anything from school, even if you think its a safe as a Advil

He knows what Fentanyl is thanks to the school lessons. But he doesn’t know what Narcan is. Sorry, that is not being a lousy parent. I can give you plenty of examples of lousy parenting.

If he knows what Fentanyl is, he should know what Narcan is. Yes, that's a parenting fail. NP here.

I was issued it as part of a seminar I recently attended. Kids are 6th and 8th and we talk often about the dangers of fentanyl, and to avoid even something that looks like a simple Tylenol unless it’s from a parent, school nurse or similar.

I toss it in my bag if I headed to something like a sporting event or other activity otherwise it sits on a shelf in my office.

We have Narcan; I ordered it free from the DC government. I keep it at home and in the car glove compartments. It's generally stable at temps between 39°F and 104°F.

My kids are 13, 16, and 17. The older two go to parties, etc. I have zero reason to suspect they're using drugs or hanging around kids who do. There's simply no down side of having or even of administering it.

My son has it in his college dorm medical kit/ you never know. Many of his dorm mates have it as well.

Op here. I brought this up with my friend group too. Among us the oldest kid is a high school freshman and his parents are doctors. I don’t know if they have it around, but my friend who has one child (aged 6) noted that it’s available at Target (I incorrectly thought you needed a prescription). They all said they know people who keep it in their purse, and I think that’s a good idea.

To the person who said this comes up all the time, sorry - I pop on here now and then (nice every week or two for the tween forum, more often for others) and hadn’t seen those posts.

Yes we have it and our oldest is 11YO. I think there is 0% chance our 11YO is into drugs. But I can't think of what the downside is to having it. Better to get it earlier than you think you might need it. When it expires in a couple years I'll get another one.

Anonymous wrote:My DH was reading about the fentanyl crisis tonight and saying “at some point” we should get Narcan to have on hand in case our DDs or their friends ever overdose.

Right now our DDs are 6 and almost 11 and the 11 year olds interest skew young so it doesn’t feel necessary. Do you have Narcan in your home? At what age? Do your teeens / tweens know it’s there and how to use it?

I have Narcan.

I keep one in my work bag, which is always with me.
I keep one down in the basement, the teen hangout, and my son and his friends know they can always take it, no questions asked.
My son has it in his backpack.

Why? Because he started going out to parties this summer and saw a LOT of drugs. Tried some too, unfortunately. But I think we've managed our way through that. Some teens are specifically looking for fentanyl these days.

I got mine at a fire station. I spoke with a paramedic there who said it is OK to keep it in a car. Heat may "possibly" degrade it, but then it's just not as strong. It does not become dangerous, just perhaps a bit less effective. The nasal sprays we get are 4mg each while paramedics generally titrate at 2mg to start.

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Anonymous wrote:My teen doesn’t even know what Narcan is.

Then you're doing a lousy job as a parent.

I have to agree. My son is a straight laced as you can get, but we have talked about deaths the past few years that resulted from Fentanyl in middle and highschools. Kids need to know it only takes 1 pill to kill. Never take anything from school, even if you think its a safe as a Advil

He knows what Fentanyl is thanks to the school lessons. But he doesn’t know what Narcan is. Sorry, that is not being a lousy parent. I can give you plenty of examples of lousy parenting.

The school definitely talked about Narcan. So, did he not pay attention? Why are you so proud of his ignorance?

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Anonymous wrote:My teen doesn’t even know what Narcan is.

Then you're doing a lousy job as a parent.

I have to agree. My son is a straight laced as you can get, but we have talked about deaths the past few years that resulted from Fentanyl in middle and highschools. Kids need to know it only takes 1 pill to kill. Never take anything from school, even if you think its a safe as a Advil

He knows what Fentanyl is thanks to the school lessons. But he doesn’t know what Narcan is. Sorry, that is not being a lousy parent. I can give you plenty of examples of lousy parenting.

your tone is so snarky like you'd prefer your kid not to know about fentanyl. is that accurate?

if so, that's ignorant. my ds lost a friend to an od from fentanyl laced weed. kids these days view weed as no big deal and view it as a safe drug. narcan could have possibly (probably) saved that kid's life.

Anonymous wrote:My son was prescribed opioids after surgery and the prescription came with two doses of Narcan. I sent one to college with my freshman and have the other at the house.

This is also how we acquired ours. I sent both doses off with our college kids this past fall. My DD also reported that they were giving out free narcan during a back-to-campus event.

My oldest is 22 and I'm sad to report that this year alone, he's lost 3 friends to ODs. These are all kids people would look at and say "they were such good kids!"

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Anonymous wrote:My teen doesn’t even know what Narcan is.

Then you're doing a lousy job as a parent.

I have to agree. My son is a straight laced as you can get, but we have talked about deaths the past few years that resulted from Fentanyl in middle and highschools. Kids need to know it only takes 1 pill to kill. Never take anything from school, even if you think its a safe as a Advil

He knows what Fentanyl is thanks to the school lessons. But he doesn’t know what Narcan is. Sorry, that is not being a lousy parent. I can give you plenty of examples of lousy parenting.

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Anonymous wrote:My teen doesn’t even know what Narcan is.

Then you're doing a lousy job as a parent.

I have to agree. My son is a straight laced as you can get, but we have talked about deaths the past few years that resulted from Fentanyl in middle and highschools. Kids need to know it only takes 1 pill to kill. Never take anything from school, even if you think its a safe as a Advil

Anonymous wrote:My teen doesn’t even know what Narcan is.

Then you're doing a lousy job as a parent.

My teen doesn’t even know what Narcan is.