College students want to help during an opioid overdose but don’t know how

Knowledge of how to reverse an overdose is limited but many know what one looks like

An image of a vending machine stocked with the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone

The opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone, here under the brand name Narcan, is available for no cost from this vending machine in Wheaton, Ill., and at community centers and college campuses in many areas.

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U.S. college students can recognize signs of an opioid overdose and want to help when they witness one.