Marshall Wetzel Post Overdose Response Team (PORT)
Marshall Wetzel Post Overdose Response Team (PORT) is a collaborative team that connects with individuals who have survived an overdose within 24-72 hours after the overdose. The PORT will also take clients that need assistance with any substance use issues. They can help individuals find treatment, recovery and/or harm reduction services, as well as connecting with any needed services.
Contact:
Marshall Wetzel PORT Office
140 N. Bridge St.
New Martinsville, WV
304-639-8518
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
DROP-INS WELCOME!
Signs of an Overdose:
- Struggling to breath, snoring in an unusual manner, gurgling
- Unresponsive to attempts to waken
- Hands face and/or lips turn purple or blue
- Unresponsive to pain
- Complaints about being too hot
- Vomiting
- Acting unreasonable or confused
- Pinned pupils
What to Do:
- Do Call 911 immediately
- Do use Narcan if available
- Do try to awaken the person by rubbing your knuckles hard against the chest bone (sternum rub)
- Do perform CPR
- Do position the person on their side if vomiting (rescue position)
- Do keep the person warm
- Do stay with the person until help arrives
- Do share information about what drugs were used
- Do leave everything in place in the room
What NOT to Do:
- Don’t allow the person to “sleep it off"
- Don’t put the person in a bath, shower, or ice
- Don’t give the person any substance except Narcan
- Don’t leave the person alone or unattended
- Don’t treat the person with home remedies - they do not work and postpone life-saving medical treatment
Where to Get Narcan:
Northern Panhandle Health Departments
- Hancock County Health Department
304-564-3343 - Brooke County Health Department
304-737-3665 - Marshall County Health Department
304-845-7840 - Ohio County Health Department
304-234-3682 - Wetzel County Health Department
304-337-2001