Heroin, Fentanyl, Opioid Overdose
This session is designed to help Prehospital Care Practitioners, Emergency Nurses & Physicians, Respiratory, X-ray and Lab Technicians better understand and manage patients that have fell victim to Heroin use. The impact of Heroin use is felt across the United States with Heroin being identified as one of the most important drug abuse issues effecting communities coast to coast. It is estimated that 50 million people Worldwide are users of Cocaine, Heroin and Synthetic Drugs included in those numbers are 700,000 Americans who use Heroin as a recreational drug to seek euphoria or a pleasurable sensation known on the street as a “Rush”.