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Take Home Naloxone Program (Emergency Opioid Overdose Treatment) via Participating Community Pharmacies

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Take Home Naloxone Program (Emergency Opioid Overdose Treatment) via Participating Community Pharmacies
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mk8 on 17/04/2025 - 20:18 health.gov.au (12503 clicks)
Last edited 18/04/2025 - 13:02 by 1 other user

Previous deal post. See also web page from Pharmacy Programs Administator.

<Please refrain from negative comments. Naloxone is a critical medication for saving lives in our community. Everyone deserves empathy and access to life-saving care, regardless of circumstances. Without exception.>

Under Australia's National Take Home Naloxone program, Naloxone nasal spray is available free of charge, without a prescription at participating pharmacies nationwide.

Naloxone quickly reverses life-threatening overdoses caused by opioids, including fentanyl, nitazenes, and other powerful substances, restoring breathing within seconds. Unfortunately, this also include 'party drugs' which are increasingly laced with deadly opioids, which is why this medication is super important to have on hard for party goers.

Having Naloxone could mean saving the life of a stranger, friend, or family member experiencing an overdose, providing critical recovery time until emergency services arrive.

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  • Bigfellaborham on 17/04/2025 - 20:20

    Only ODing I do is on eneloops

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  • Lizard Spock on 17/04/2025 - 20:21

    I once went to a Method-One acting clinic

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    • astr0b0y on 17/04/2025 - 20:50

      I wish you and all your family members and friends are all 'Winners' mate. Sometimes you'll never know.

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      • BusMan247 on 18/04/2025 - 09:14

        True as well

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    • Yummy on 17/04/2025 - 21:00

      There goes my $1 coin.

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    • krisspy on 17/04/2025 - 21:30

      Message endorsed by Lance Armstrong?

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    • garygaz on 17/04/2025 - 21:56

      Functioning addicts are the scariest ones

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      • Meconium on 20/04/2025 - 20:33

        Not to mention the most common and invisible (unless you've shared the addiction)

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    • AustriaBargain on 18/04/2025 - 06:43

      that was just a FBI psyop to stop kids from using drugs

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      • Meconium on 18/04/2025 - 22:59

        "Oh, Marge! That's just a trick to get you in there, so they can cure your foot pain."

        "Hmm… I guess…" [limps away]

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    • BusMan247 on 18/04/2025 - 09:14

      True

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    • 2esc on 18/04/2025 - 10:43

      I think you will be surprised at who actually do often people that use know who not to reveal that information.

      There are many that appear to function well in society until they dont.

      A friend of the family overdosed we were completely oblivious even his wife wasn't aware of it.

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      • Qwertyjnr on 17/10/2025 - 09:49

        I hope they were ok after the overdose? My brother was using crystal meth for a long time without anyone knowing. Unfortunately by the time we discovered it he was in a very bad mental state and ended up passing away soon after.

        People are going to make poor choices in life, some more poor than others. Welcome to being a human being.

        Recently not only did the QLD Government take away funding for pill testing sites but when one of the sites secured funding to reopen they rushed a law to make them illegal. I believe countless lives were being saved from these services, I'm extremely disappointed in this decision.

        Anyhow, Great deal OP! If we can have something that can so easily save lives when the person in trouble will almost certainly die then we absolutely should have that!

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    • mantra on 16/10/2025 - 21:37

      i thought drugs got you tiger blood and winning

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    • GoldenDragon888 on 17/10/2025 - 07:42

      Charlie Sheen disagrees.

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  • Gdsamp on 17/04/2025 - 20:34

    Deactivate Fent Reactor

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  • [Deactivated] on 17/04/2025 - 20:35

    Opioid antagonist

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    • tenpercent on 17/04/2025 - 21:07

      Opioid protagonist

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  • AnnoyingEshayLad on 17/04/2025 - 20:36

    the liberals will be against this, but then lobby to have less restrictions on prescribing addictvie opioids

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    • lachlantula on 17/04/2025 - 20:57

      you are making up a person who is not real

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    • Yummy on 17/04/2025 - 21:01

      ^ deport.

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    • jackspratt on 18/04/2025 - 01:31

      And the murderous cops wouldn't have gone to prison.

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  • AnDyStYLe on 17/04/2025 - 20:40

    Great post for awareness.

    I actually had a 'back then'-mate that needed this waaaaay back in the days. He was lucky as paramedics got to him on time after an OD event to admin this for him. Funny thing, he cracked the absolute tantrums after he was saved as he said the paramedics wasted his "taste". Go figure!

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    • MS Paint on 17/04/2025 - 20:42

      This is common.

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    • AnDyStYLe on 17/04/2025 - 20:50

      Although that said, said mate is now a family man with kids and as I understand is living a healthy and clean life these days. Without the Naloxone, he would have been 6 feet under decades ago.

      Moral of the story, everyone needs a 2nd chance.

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      • findthelimit on 17/04/2025 - 23:33

        Been in the same boat. I've OD'd probably a dozen times. Now married & a family man. Second chances FTW

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        • Donmega123 on 18/04/2025 - 10:14

          12 times shit you sound like a way better parent than drug addict

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        • BlasterBoy on 19/04/2025 - 12:23

          Name checks out!

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      • DrScavenger on 18/04/2025 - 06:03

        Being a "family man with kids" doesn't make one a good person.

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        • tmcn85 on 18/04/2025 - 06:26

          It’s the definition of success and being a good person. Deal with it.

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        • AnDyStYLe on 18/04/2025 - 06:29

          Being a "family man with kids" doesn’t make one a good person.

          Hang on… How did you even think to, what even made you decide to bring that one into the discussion?

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          • hypie on 18/04/2025 - 08:59

            @AnDyStYLe: I had the exact same thought. Why people feel the need to post online for the sake of it. Do you feel better abour yourself?

            Congratulations to both of you above for confronting one of the hardest challenges that life/humanity can throw at you (addiction) and winning. You inspire many around you with your candour.

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      • Serious Lee on 18/04/2025 - 06:30

        "Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own" Egg Shen

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    • Bretttick on 17/04/2025 - 21:14

      Killed his buzz

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    • teaBagger on 19/04/2025 - 21:09

      I reckon we know the same guy…. Situation exactly the same anyway.

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  • OfficerBarbrady on 17/04/2025 - 20:42

    Apparently you can't get high off this for anyone else wondering.

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    • 2027 on 17/04/2025 - 20:53

      Thanks I was about to ask

      • 1
    • VBO on 17/04/2025 - 21:24

      what a bummer

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    • Loopholio on 17/04/2025 - 22:17

      I'm gunna try anyway, ya lying liar!

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    • Serious Lee on 18/04/2025 - 06:31

      This block opioid receptors in the body

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    • marzzbar on 18/04/2025 - 07:40

      Not true. It has no effect of you're not already on opioids

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  • IlIlIl IlI llIIIl on 17/04/2025 - 20:45

    Drugs are bad mmmkay

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    • jebdra on 23/04/2025 - 09:43

      Really ?

      All drugs under all circumstances?

      You sound like my mother's GP in 1982

      My mother got secondaries from lung cancer - liver and other organs. Given 3 months.

      Her GP said "paracetamol is a perfectly good pain killer. I'm not giving you opioids because they are addictive"

      I contacted silver chain, got script for 2 big bottles of morphine and was basically told " give her was much we she needs"

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      • tenpercent on 17/10/2025 - 07:08

        basically told " give her was much we she needs"

        Sounds like whoever told you that was high on their own supply.

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  • astr0b0y on 17/04/2025 - 20:46

    I have never had to use it but have been offered it when I had my hip replacement and was placed on opioid based medication in case of adverse reaction.
    I think this is a great service when it can save lives as first aid.

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    • Joda on 18/04/2025 - 13:19

      Yeah, great service …

      Who offered it - hospital/specialist/GP/pharmacist?
      I'm surprised at the common sense of this - how long ago was this?

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      • astr0b0y on 18/04/2025 - 14:28

        The pharmacy did because they knew me and I have never taken the medication that I was prescribed before. This was 2 years ago.

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        • Joda on 18/04/2025 - 15:54

          Much praise to your pharmacist!

          I know people who have had hip operations - given opioids without any mention of overdose or addiction.
          Hopefully things are changing.

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          • Wiser on 16/10/2025 - 22:36

            @Joda: The pharmacist gets $50 for each pack dispensed.

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    • AdModnar on 17/04/2025 - 21:20

      how much are human lives worth?

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      • tenpercent on 17/04/2025 - 21:23

        how much are human lives worth?

        More than 'free'

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        • AdModnar on 17/04/2025 - 21:26

          and even perhaps more than the less than $1 per member of population that the approximately $20M quoted there represents

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          • tenpercent on 17/04/2025 - 21:35

            @AdModnar: I don't think everyone is going to use it though so that maths doesn't add up.

            Here's some better maths…

            According to the pilot study the program helped save1 3 lives per day.

            The funding is for 4 years.

            Assuming the expanded program works as well as the pilot study, then we might expect 3 x 365 x 4 = 4380 lives "saved" at a cost of $19,600,000, or approx. $4475 per "saved" life.

            1. their definition of "save" is a little spurious as it includes improved prognosis in addition to the usual understanding of prevented death, but let's go with it. ↩

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            • 2027 on 17/04/2025 - 22:05

              @tenpercent:

              $4475 per "saved" life

              Tell him his dreaming.

              Highest I’d go is $4450

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            • shoppe on 17/04/2025 - 23:31

              @tenpercent: Statistics damn statistics. Lies. What if the same person is helped 3 times a day, for 365 days, for four years. Lives saved = 1. But the fourth year is a leap year, so lives saved = 0.

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              • Wort on 18/04/2025 - 01:09

                @shoppe: What happens if…what's the point of a comment like this?

                What happens if each time a hospital admission is avoided? - allowing more resource to be redirected to other patients?

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                • shoppe on 18/04/2025 - 10:59

                  @Wort: The point is to not believe statistics. Statistics are missleading.

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            • DrScavenger on 18/04/2025 - 06:06

              @tenpercent: But shouldn't you add the cost of paramedics to that? Since it's not just this drug, paramedics come and check too?

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              • spaceflight on 18/04/2025 - 08:19

                @DrScavenger: Paramedics would still attend even if the program did not exist so it's not really an extra cost.

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            • hypie on 18/04/2025 - 09:07

              @tenpercent: I can guarantee you that there is far more ridoculous spending by government orgnisations in Australia.

              Dont forget…

              One hospitalisation costs around $1000 per day. One ICU stay is $10,000 a day.

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              • tenpercent on 18/04/2025 - 20:03

                @hypie: I don't doubt it. When they get posted as 'deals' that are allegedly free, I'll be sure to comment on them and highlight the actual cost.

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            • AdModnar on 18/04/2025 - 13:08

              @tenpercent: thanks tenpercent
              I wasn't considering "per use" but per person overall, the scale of the expenditure. The idea that govt expends (now I know is for 4 years) less than 25c per person in the population per year to increase the chance that some people survive a bad time is not at all to me a bad thing.
              I also find it a little strange that govt expenditure usually gets listed (like you did) for something that is "free", provided by govt, but (almost?) never when a company gives something for "free". When a company does it, that seems to be considered 'genuinely free'. I don't remember ever seeing similar comment on a commercial giveaway thing. Can you point to any?
              I get that taxpayer money is important (I am a taxpayer!), but isn't suppliers', customers', shareholders' etc money also important??

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              • tenpercent on 18/04/2025 - 20:02

                @AdModnar:

                I wasn't considering "per use" but per person overall

                I wasn't considering per use either. I was considering per person "saved" (which is presumably the return on investment).

                I don't remember ever seeing similar comment on a commercial giveaway thing. Can you point to any?

                I don't see the relevance to my comments here.

                But since you asked, you can probably find a few comments especially when movies/shows on Netflix are posted as freebies (with the spurious justification from the OP that it is a targetted offer to people who already have a subscription so it's allegedly free for them?). I recall commenting on the Oppenheimer post a while back.

                When a company genuinely offers something for free (free to the customer), e.g. a free sample outside a train station, they are hoping to convince you that you like the product and want to buy more of it. So from the company and shareholder perspective the cost of that thing is just a marketing expense.

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            • boirganz on 17/04/2026 - 07:25

              @tenpercent: Less than five grand to save a life ?

              That’s a huge bargain.

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              • tenpercent on 17/04/2026 - 10:06

                @boirganz: They could probably save more lives by spending the same amount of money on other things.

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                • boirganz on 17/04/2026 - 20:52

                  @tenpercent: Less than five grand to save a life ? Doubt there’s a better bargain cost / benefit out there in Australia.

                  People happily drop 2-3K on a ridiculous size TV, so I reckon the country can afford a few bucks per tax payer for this.

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                  • tenpercent on 17/04/2026 - 21:01

                    @boirganz: Perhaps druggies can choose to not be druggies and the money could go toward funding Oncotype DX testing for breast cancer. I don't know anyone who chose to do breast cancer.

                    The Oncotype DX test, which costs around $5000, analyzes the activity of 21 genes in early-stage, hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer to generate a Recurrence Score, which helps determine a patient's risk of cancer recurrence and whether they will benefit from chemotherapy. By identifying patients who can safely avoid chemotherapy and those who will benefit significantly from it, the test guides personalized treatment decisions, prevents unnecessary side effects, and helps save lives by ensuring optimal therapy. Studies show that patients who receive the Oncotype DX test have significantly longer breast cancer-specific survival compared to those who do not, even after adjusting for other factors.

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                    • boirganz on 18/04/2026 - 07:48

                      @tenpercent: Or.. have both.

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                      • tenpercent on 18/04/2026 - 10:42

                        @boirganz: We don't have infinity money, or infinity nurses and doctors. We have to prioritise allocation of resources.

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                        • boirganz on 19/04/2026 - 17:32

                          @tenpercent: Yes you’re right we don’t.

                          But I’m happy to spend this piddling amount of money to save some lives which you’re clearly not. That’s ok - we don’t all have to agree, or have the same level of ignorance or knowledge.

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                          • tenpercent on 19/04/2026 - 21:27

                            @boirganz: I'd be happy to see that piddling amount of money spent to save the breast cancer victims' lives.

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                            • boirganz on 19/04/2026 - 22:02

                              @tenpercent: But not someone who’s overdosed ? That’s what you’re implying without saying it outright.

                              Just say what you mean instead of bringing in false comparisons.

                              Stop beating around the bush and say it - you’d prefer anyone who could be saved from an overdose from something like this to be dead than spend $5 on them.

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                              • tenpercent on 19/04/2026 - 22:15

                                @boirganz: No. I'd prefer preventable causes of death to be ranked and money allocated in order. If we run out before we get to the bottom of the list, such is life (or death).

                                In magic fairy tale land where money grows on trees of course we should just use magic good health wands and heal everyone from everything though. I'm not heartless.

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        • Serious Lee on 18/04/2025 - 06:32

          Unless your Palestinian

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      • Klogg86 on 18/04/2025 - 20:13

        Depends on the life

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      • drfuzzy on 16/10/2025 - 21:51

        two fity

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    • garygaz on 17/04/2025 - 22:05

      https://shorturl.at/gV53x

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      • tenpercent on 17/04/2025 - 22:12

        Did you draw this yourself? You even got my bionic eye and fingers!

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