Narcan is a specific product that's the nasal delivery form of naloxone, which is otherwise usually administered through injection. Injection is definitely a better option if you're not averse to needles because you can dial in a much smaller dose of naloxone that will work as well as Narcan, but without slamming someone into immediate withdrawal.
It's also probably the easiest medicine to give to someone, half up one nostril, half up the other, and they're back.
That's weird, I was trained to give it by needle, never seen it done that way
When I was briefly an emt in NY, we were trained to use narcan with a nasal atomizer.
Narcan is a specific product that's the nasal delivery form of naloxone, which is otherwise usually administered through injection. Injection is definitely a better option if you're not averse to needles because you can dial in a much smaller dose of naloxone that will work as well as Narcan, but without slamming someone into immediate withdrawal.