1. Counseling & Testing
  2. SLIDDE
  3. Drug Overdose Prevention & Emergency Narcan

Drug Overdose Prevention & Emergency Narcan

The Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ of Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ at Lafayette strives to provide a healthy, drug-free, and safe community for all Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs, employees, and visitors.

The Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ recognizes the growing epidemic of heroin and Opioid-related abuse and deaths in the State of Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ and nationwide, as well as the health and safety issues such an epidemic, may pose for the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ community, on and off campus.

If you are concerned about yourself or someone that is struggling with substance abuse, help is available. Please contact the Counseling and Testing Center at 337-482-6480, counseling@louisiana.edu, or stop by the Saucier Wellness Center (OK Allen Hall) to schedule an appointment with a counselor. The center offers unlimited FREE, confidential sessions to all UL Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵs, faculty, and staff members.

Opioid Information

An has been established to address Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ prevention measures aimed to counteract or reduce opioid use on Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ property or as part of any Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ-sponsored activity, and the accessibility of an Opioid antagonist (Narcan) for emergency administration by trained persons at the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ to assist in preventing Overdose deaths at the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ.

Reporting Forms

Opioids are a class of drugs that include the illegal drug heroin, synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, and pain relievers available legally by prescription, such as oxycodone (OxyContin®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), codeine, morphine, and many others such as the National Institute on Drug Abuse . ()

  • Heroin
  • Buprenorphine (Suboxone)
  • Butorphanol (Stadol)
  • Codeine
  • Fentanyl (duragesic patch)
  • Hydrocodone (Vicodin*)
  • Hydromorphone (Dilaudid)
  • Meperidine (Demerol)
  • Morphine
  • Nalbuphine (Nubain)
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  • Oxymorphone
  • Pentazocine (Talwin)
  • Paregoric
  • Propoxyphene (Darvon)

Use can lead to dependence and, when misused, opioid pain relievers can lead to addiction, overdose incidents, and death (nih.gov)

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid drug that is approximately 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin. It is one of the most common drugs involved in most overdose deaths. It is often mixed into other drugs or pressed with Fentanyl in the creation of Counterfeit pills. Some of these drugs include:

  • OxyContin (Ox, Oxy, Percs, Roxy)
  • Xanax (Zannies, Bars, Benzos, Yellow School Bus)
  • Adderall
  • Heroin
  • MDMA (Molly, X, E)
  • Cocaine
  • Tylenol

Lafayette Parish Coroner’s Office, CDC, LDH Fentanyl Fact Sheet ()

Data collected from LA Dept of Health:

  • From 2019 to 2020, Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ experienced a 115% increase in synthetic opioid poisoning deaths
  • There were 678 synthetic opioid poisoning deaths in 2020
  • Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ was ranked 5th nationally in drug overdoses by state

(louisiana.edu)

NARCAN® is a potentially lifesaving medication designed to help reverse the effects of an opioid overdose in minutes.

  • Signs and symptoms of an Opioid Overdose include:
  • Loss of consciousness
  • Lack of response to stimuli (e.g., not waking up or responding to your voice,
  • touch or when trying to wake them up)
  • Vomiting, nausea, and/or diarrhea
  • Choking or gurgling noises
  • Irregular breathing (shallow, slow, or stopped)
  • The dark center part of the eyes becomes very small (pinpoint pupils)
  • Fingernails and lips turn blue or purple, which indicates a lack of oxygen
  • A slow heartbeat, weak pulse, or low blood pressure

If you suspect someone is experiencing an opioid overdose. call 911 & Administer Narcan.

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Through support from the Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Board of Regents (la.gov), UL Lafayette has Narcan Kits available for use across campus, in addition to Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Police.

View maps of buildings with Narcan kits on the main campus and south campus.

Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ organizations and departments can .

Narcan (Naloxone) Administration