Opioids are powerful prescription pain medications, and great care must be taken to avoid possible overdose and addiction.

The American Academy of Family Physicians mentions these potential warning signs of opioid medication overdose:

  • Stumbling while walking.
  • Feeling dizzy.
  • Slurring your speech.
  • Feeling confused.
  • Slow breathing and heartbeat.
  • Blue nails or lips.
  • Pale or clammy skin.
  • Feeling excessively drowsy or having trouble staying alert.
  • Having trouble waking from sleep.
Gregg Sarra sounds off on Wantagh vs. Bethpage and Ward Melville vs Sachem North, plus Michaeil Sicoli has his Nassau soccer picks, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas; Anthony Santino

Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 5: Top football teams in action and Nassau soccer playoff picks Gregg Sarra sounds off on Wantagh vs. Bethpage and Ward Melville vs Sachem North, plus Michaeil Sicoli has his Nassau soccer picks, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.

Gregg Sarra sounds off on Wantagh vs. Bethpage and Ward Melville vs Sachem North, plus Michaeil Sicoli has his Nassau soccer picks, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas; Anthony Santino

Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 5: Top football teams in action and Nassau soccer playoff picks Gregg Sarra sounds off on Wantagh vs. Bethpage and Ward Melville vs Sachem North, plus Michaeil Sicoli has his Nassau soccer picks, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.

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