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In 2024, the Washington State Legislature approved HB 2112 to help address the opioid crisis in the state of Washington. HB 2112 requires higher education institutions to provide opioid and fentanyl education and awareness information to all students, parents, and legal guardians. To help prevent overdoses, higher education institutions are also required to make Naloxone (Narcan®) and fentanyl test strips available to students free of charge.

What is Narcan®?

Narcan is an over-the-counter drug used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
What are the signs of an opioid overdose?

  • Unconsciousness or unable to wake up
  • Slow or shallow breathing or difficulty breathing such as choking or gurgling/snoring sounds from a person who cannot be woken
  • Discolored skin most notably in nails and lips
  • Small constricted pupils that do not react to light 

Good Samaritan Law

In WA State, anyone trying to help in a medical emergency is generally protected from civil liabilities by RCW 4.24.300. WA State’s 911 Good Samaritan Overdose Law RCW 69.50.315 gives additional, specific protections against drug possession charges:

  • If you seek medical assistance in a drug-related overdose, you cannot be prosecuted for drug possession.
  • The overdose victim is also protected from drug possession charges.
  • Anyone in WA State who might have or witness an opioid overdose is allowed to carry and administer naloxone. (RCW 69.41.095)

Fentanyl test strips are also available to students. These are small strips of paper that can detect the presence of fentanyl in different kinds of drugs and drug forms such as pills, powder, and injectables.

In compliance with HB 2112, Spokane Falls Community College provides naloxone (Narcan®) and fentanyl test strips free of charge.  Students can obtain these items in the student Resource Cupboards located in various location across campus. Find locations of Resource Cupboards  Narcan® is also available in the Associated Student Government (ASG) office located in SFCC Student Union Building (SUB) Bldg. 17, room 135

Narcan and fentanyl test strips will be provided with no questions asked.

Where to find Naloxone?

Sister. Recovery. Friend.

Recognizing signs of opioid overdose.

Keep your friends safe.

How to respond to an opioid overdose.

Naloxone is Narcan.

Washington State good samaritan laws.

Everyone deserves to live.

How to give a friend nasal spray.

Keep your friends safe.

Carrier of Naloxone.