Lindbergh along with other schools in the district now can administer Naloxone for a potential opioid overdose. Opioids include pain medication, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. More specifically, drugs like codeine, heroin, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, meperidine, methadone, morphine, and oxycodone and can be obtained by prescription or illicitly.

In 2020, nearly 1200 individuals died from an opioid overdose in Washington state and the rate continues to rise due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Opioids have been causing major public health issues and community crises across the nation. In Washington, about two people die of opioid-related overdose every day and thousands more struggle daily with addiction. One way the Renton School District has decided to help their students and community is by now placing Naloxone in all high schools such as Renton, Hazen, Talley, Renton Academy, and our very own school Lindbergh. The Naloxone is located near our Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) outside the main office and posters near it so students learn more about Naloxone. Naloxone is a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose.

Naloxone does not reverse the effects of other drugs like alcohol, amphetamines, cocaine, benzodiazepines (benzos), or other non-opioid drugs and does not provide any high when given.