Get Naloxone
Cook County officials held a press conference at Corazón Community Services on Sept. 3, 2025, to announce the launch of the Get Naloxone campaign to educate suburban Cook County residents about naloxone, a safe, easy-to-use medication that can stop opioid overdoses and save lives. Read press release.
Naloxone (also known under the brand name NARCAN) is a safe medication that reverses an opioid-involved overdose. When someone has too many opioids in their system, their breathing can slow down to the point of stopping, which will cause them to die from lack of oxygen.
Naloxone removes opioids from the receptors in the brain that control breathing, and allows the person to start breathing again. Naloxone only works on opioids, and can be the difference between life and death for someone experiencing an opioid-involved overdose.
Cook County Department of Public Health provides:
- Free naloxone at community sites in suburban Cook County
- Free naloxone and test strips for organizations
- Free virtual and in-person training for organizations on how to recognize and respond to an overdose using naloxone
Get naloxone. Stop an overdose. Save a life.
Get Naloxone Animated Video – Be Prepared (English)
Get Naloxone Animated Video – Be Prepared (Spanish)
Additional Resources
- How to Use Naloxone Video (Short Version – YouTube) English | Spanish
- How to Use Naloxone Video (Long Version)
- Fentanyl Test Strip Training Video
- CCDPH Community Behavioral Health Unit
- Opioid Data & Reports
Updated September 12, 2025, 4:56 PM