{"id":1132,"date":"2016-09-12T13:49:21","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T23:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uhphawaii.org\/?p=1132"},"modified":"2020-02-14T00:55:07","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T10:55:07","slug":"uhp-joins-with-chow-project-to-launch-nalaxone-distribution-to-stem-opioid-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uhphawaii.org\/index.php\/uhp-joins-with-chow-project-to-launch-nalaxone-distribution-to-stem-opioid-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"UHP joins with Chow Project to launch Nalaxone distribution to stem opioid deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1132\" class=\"elementor elementor-1132\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9abf36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9abf36\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uhphawaii.org\/index.php\/2016\/09\/12\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>September 12, 2016<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-345db301 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"345db301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" 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sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a24d2bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a24d2bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69ed26b9\" data-id=\"69ed26b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72985416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"72985416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bb93fc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bb93fc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>September 12, 2016 &#8212;<\/strong> The CHOW Project, in collaboration with University Health Partners of Hawai\u2019i, the University of Hawai\u2019i faculty practice, launched the State\u2019s first community-based overdose prevention and Naloxone distribution on September 12, 2016.<\/p><p>The project is inspired by Act 68 (formerly<a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitol.hawaii.gov\/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&amp;billnumber=2392&amp;year=2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Senate Bill 2392<\/a>), which was signed into law on July 7th, 2016. In the midst of a nationwide opioid epidemic, Hawai\u2019i is the 38th jurisdiction to increas access to Naloxone-type medications to prevent deaths from opioid overdose.<\/p><div><p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yMkKwvkOvLE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div><p><strong>MORE ABOUT THE STORY<\/strong><br \/>Act 68 creates immunity for health care professionals and pharmacists who prescribe, dispense, distribute or administer overdose reversal medications such as Naloxone. The Act authorizes police, firefighters, lifeguards, all emergency medical technicians, family and friends to administer this medication to anyone experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose. Act 68 also allows harm reduction organizations like the CHOW Project to store and distribute them within the communities they serve through standing orders with a physician.<\/p><p><strong>Overdose in Hawai\u2019i<\/strong><br \/>Not only has drug overdose been the leading cause of injury death for the past two decades for the entire United States, it was also the leading cause of fatal injuries in Hawai\u2019i from 2010-2015\u2014surpassing falls, motor vehicle, drowning and other injury-related deaths. In 2015, there were 158 deaths from drug poisonings\/overdoses in Hawai\u2019i, with a total of 1,523 over the past decade.<\/p><p><strong>Naloxone Saves Lives<\/strong><br \/>Naloxone is a non-narcotic opioid antagonist used to blocks opioids such as fentanyl, heroin and oxycontin. It has no potential for misuse, and side effects are rare. When administered during an overdose, Naloxone blocks the effects of the drug(s) and restores breathing within 3 minutes. More than 10,000 lives have been saved in the U.S. through the use of Naloxone in community settings.<\/p><p><strong>Nonprofit\u2019s distribution allowed by law with physician order provided by University of Hawai\u2019i medical school doctor\/professor<\/strong><br \/>The CHOW Project is collaborating with University Health Partners of Hawai\u2019i (UHP), which is the faculty practice of the University of Hawai\u2019I (UH), John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), to increase access to this important life-saving medication.<\/p><p>\u201cFor every 164 of naloxone kits distributed, one life is saved,\u201d stated Heather Lusk, Director of the CHOW Project. \u201cHalf of our participants have witnessed or experienced an overdose in the past couple of years and now we can prevent overdose deaths with education and access to Naloxone. We are thrilled to be partnering with JABSOM on this project.\u201d<\/p><p>The CHOW Project and UHP have created a mechanism to allow Dr. Tricia Wright, a faculty member of the JABSOM Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women\u2019s Health, to write standing orders that will authorize The CHOW Project to store and distribute Naloxone kits to participants of this program. Dr. Tricia Wright, who is board certified in both obstetrics and gynecology and addiction medicine, will also review data collected by The CHOW Project about the distribution and use of Naloxone.<\/p><p><strong>More from local news:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/khon2.com\/2016\/09\/12\/new-state-law-clears-way-for-use-of-method-to-save-lives-during-opioid-epidemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Video by KHON2 News<\/a>.<\/p><div><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yMkKwvkOvLE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div><p>Also Click to Read More Coverage from KITV-4 News<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/story\/33078099\/non-profit-gives-addicts-drug-that-reverses-heroin-overdose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click to See the Story on Hawai\u2019i News Now.<\/a><\/p><p>For more information about the CHOW Project and the Overdose and Naloxone Program, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chowproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.chowproject.org<\/a>. 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