WEBVTT BACK TO YOU ALL IN THE STUDIO.SULA: OUR STATE OF ADDICTIONSERIES CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON,WITH A SPECIAL REPORT ON THELIFE-SAVING DRUG NALOXONE.WDSU'S JENNIFER CROCKETTATTENDED A LIVE DEMONSTRATION OFHOW THE DRUG CAN BE USED BY THEPUBLIC TO STOP AN OVERDOSE.SHE JOINS US LIVE FROM THE CBD,WITH THE DETAILS.JENNIFER: THIS IS ONE OF THEBRAND-NAME DISPENSERS OF THEDRUG, NALAXONE, AND IT'S USED TOSAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE, WHEN THEYARE OVERDOSING FROM OPIOIDS,AND IT'S AVAILABLE AT PHARMACIESWITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION.HERE'S HOW IT WORKS THIS ONEDOESN'T HAVE A NEEDLE IN IT, BUTLET ME SHOW YOU HOW EASY IT ISTO USE, THE APPLICATOR TALKS YOUTHROUGH THE PROCESS, INCLUDING ACOUNT-DOWN DURING THE INJECTION.>> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.JENNIFER: THERE IS ALSO A NASALSPRAY APPLICATOR THAT DOES NOTREQUIRE AN INJECTION.AT A FORUM ON MENTAL HEALTH ANDOPIOID ABUSE IN NEW ORLEANSTODAY DOCTOR JOSEPH KANTER,, MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR NEWORLEANS HEALTH DEPARTMENTEXPLAINED THAT THERE IS NO, DOWNSIDE TO USING THE DRUG.>> THIS IS ONE OF THE SAFESTMEDICATIONS THAT'S OUT THERE.I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT'S SOLEEFFECT IS TO POTENTIALLY SAVE ALIFE.IT'S EXTREMELY SAFE OTHERWISEAND IF IT'S GIVEN TO SOMEONE WHODOESN'T HAPPEN TO BE OVERDOSING,NOTHING HAPPENS.THERE IS NO SIDE EFFECTS ANDNO ABUSE POTENTIAL.IT CANT BE ABUSED, IT DOESN'TGIVE ANY KIND OF HIGH. JENNIFER: THE DIFFERENT BRANDSOF NALOXONE RANGE IN PRICE, BUTMANY INSURANCES COVER THE COSTAND MEDICAID ALSO COVERS IT.YOU CAN GET SUBSTANCE ABUSECOUNSELING AND TREATMENT AND AFREE NALOXONE KIT BY CONTACTINGTHE METROPOLITAN HUMAN SERVICEDISTRICT AT 504-568-3130. THE DOCTOR SAID, ANYTIMENALAXONE IS USED, IT'S IMPORTANTTO ALSO CALL 911, TO CONTINUEMEDICAL TREATMENT REPORTING IN THE CBD, JENNIFER