International Overdose Awareness Day: How to Respond to an Overdose in NYC

If you witness an overdose, act fast: * Call 911 immediately. Report the location and that someone is unresponsive or not breathing. * Give naloxone (Narcan) if you have it. Spray into one nostril; if there's no response after 2–3 minutes and you have a second dose, give it in the other nostril. * Lay the person on their side to keep their airway clear, and keep them warm. * Once 911 is called and help is on the way, going LIVE in the Citizen app can alert nearby users who may be carrying naloxone and can reach you before EMS. Aim your camera at your location, not the person, and keep their face out of frame. Every minute counts in an overdose. * Stay with the person until EMS arrives. New York's Good Samaritan Law protects you from drug-possession charges when you call for help.

You don't have to be certain opioids are involved to act. If you think it's an overdose, treat it as one.

Overdose deaths in NYC fell 28% in 2024, down to 2,192 from 3,056 the year before. It was the first major decline in nearly a decade. But a New Yorker still dies of an overdose roughly every five hours, and fentanyl remains involved in about 73% of deaths.

Today's International Overdose Awareness Day marks 25 years of remembering those lost to overdose and sharing the tools that prevent it.

Incident reported at New York City.

If you witness an overdose, act fast: * Call 911 immediately. Report the location and that someone is unresponsive or not breathing. * Give naloxone (Narcan) if you have it. Spray into one nostril; if there's no response after 2–3 minutes and you have a second dose, give it in the other nostril. * Lay the person on their side to keep their airway clear, and keep them warm. * Once 911 is called and help is on the way, going LIVE in the Citizen app can alert nearby users who may be carrying naloxone and can reach you before EMS. Aim your camera at your location, not the person, and keep their face out of frame. Every minute counts in an overdose. * Stay with the person until EMS arrives. New York's Good Samaritan Law protects you from drug-possession charges when you call for help.

You don't have to be certain opioids are involved to act. If you think it's an overdose, treat it as one.

Overdose deaths in NYC fell 28% in 2024, down to 2,192 from 3,056 the year before. It was the first major decline in nearly a decade. But a New Yorker still dies of an overdose roughly every five hours, and fentanyl remains involved in about 73% of deaths.

Today's International Overdose Awareness Day marks 25 years of remembering those lost to overdose and sharing the tools that prevent it.

Incident reported at New York City.

If you witness an overdose, act fast: * Call 911 immediately. Report the location and that someone is unresponsive or not breathing. * Give naloxone (Narcan) if you have it. Spray into one nostril; if there's no response after 2–3 minutes and you have a second dose, give it in the other nostril. * Lay the person on their side to keep their airway clear, and keep them warm. * Once 911 is called and help is on the way, going LIVE in the Citizen app can alert nearby users who may be carrying naloxone and can reach you before EMS. Aim your camera at your location, not the person, and keep their face out of frame. Every minute counts in an overdose. * Stay with the person until EMS arrives. New York's Good Samaritan Law protects you from drug-possession charges when you call for help.

You don't have to be certain opioids are involved to act. If you think it's an overdose, treat it as one.

Overdose deaths in NYC fell 28% in 2024, down to 2,192 from 3,056 the year before. It was the first major decline in nearly a decade. But a New Yorker still dies of an overdose roughly every five hours, and fentanyl remains involved in about 73% of deaths.

Today's International Overdose Awareness Day marks 25 years of remembering those lost to overdose and sharing the tools that prevent it.

Incident reported at New York City.

If you witness an overdose, act fast: * Call 911 immediately. Report the location and that someone is unresponsive or not breathing. * Give naloxone (Narcan) if you have it. Spray into one nostril; if there's no response after 2–3 minutes and you have a second dose, give it in the other nostril. * Lay the person on their side to keep their airway clear, and keep them warm. * Once 911 is called and help is on the way, going LIVE in the Citizen app can alert nearby users who may be carrying naloxone and can reach you before EMS. Aim your camera at your location, not the person, and keep their face out of frame. Every minute counts in an overdose. * Stay with the person until EMS arrives. New York's Good Samaritan Law protects you from drug-possession charges when you call for help.

You don't have to be certain opioids are involved to act. If you think it's an overdose, treat it as one.

Overdose deaths in NYC fell 28% in 2024, down to 2,192 from 3,056 the year before. It was the first major decline in nearly a decade. But a New Yorker still dies of an overdose roughly every five hours, and fentanyl remains involved in about 73% of deaths.

Today's International Overdose Awareness Day marks 25 years of remembering those lost to overdose and sharing the tools that prevent it.

Incident reported at New York City.

If you witness an overdose, act fast: * Call 911 immediately. Report the location and that someone is unresponsive or not breathing. * Give naloxone (Narcan) if you have it. Spray into one nostril; if there's no response after 2–3 minutes and you have a second dose, give it in the other nostril. * Lay the person on their side to keep their airway clear, and keep them warm. * Once 911 is called and help is on the way, going LIVE in the Citizen app can alert nearby users who may be carrying naloxone and can reach you before EMS. Aim your camera at your location, not the person, and keep their face out of frame. Every minute counts in an overdose. * Stay with the person until EMS arrives. New York's Good Samaritan Law protects you from drug-possession charges when you call for help.

You don't have to be certain opioids are involved to act. If you think it's an overdose, treat it as one.

Overdose deaths in NYC fell 28% in 2024, down to 2,192 from 3,056 the year before. It was the first major decline in nearly a decade. But a New Yorker still dies of an overdose roughly every five hours, and fentanyl remains involved in about 73% of deaths.

Today's International Overdose Awareness Day marks 25 years of remembering those lost to overdose and sharing the tools that prevent it.

Incident reported at New York City.