Narcan
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- noun
- /ˈnɑrˌkæn/
- Specialized
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Narcan
- Get the Narcan.
- brand name Narcan
- milligrams of Narcan
- Narcan or naloxone
Jesus, you know it's bad when all the cops have to carry Narcan.
- Jesus, you know it's bad when all the cops have to carry Narcan.
- And because of that, it's going to force us for look like at one time access to Narcan, you needed a prescription.
- Get your testers, people get the Narcan, but you can't even get Narcan.
Examples
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Oliver, you got the Narcan?
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Let's get two milligrams of Narcan.
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But you can get me some narcan.
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Okay, let's get him the Narcan.
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You need ten times the usual amount of Narcan.
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Let's break out the Narcan.
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Give me the narcan.
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Got the Narcan?
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Marcus assists them as Frank breaks the cellophane off a syringe and locates a vial of Narcan.
Fiction book (1999) -
First responders administered Narcan to the patient to reverse the effects of the opioid overdose.
Synonyms
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A drug that quickly stops the effects of an overdose from drugs like heroin or morphine
A medicine that stops the effects of strong pain drugs like morphine in overdoses
A medicine that stops the effects of an overdose of strong pain medicines like morphine
A drug that stops the effects of strong pain medicines and helps breathing
Surface Forms
Etymology
Narcan is a brand name for the drug naloxone, and the start narc- is the same part you see in narcotic, which means 'numb' or 'sleep'. So Narcan is a medicine that quickly fights that numbness from an opioid overdose and helps people wake up.