Are you eager to support a person whose uses substances? Curious to know more about overdose response training and/or naloxone as an intervention? Please consider taking advantage of our training options that could be helpful on this journey.
Become a Community First Responder by registering for one of our training opportunities:
- Take the 10-MINUTE ONLINE CERTIFICATION MODULES now and receive free Narcan.
What increases a person's risk for a breathing emergency from opioids? And how can we save someone who is having a bad reaction to opioids? Community First Responder training covers the following learning objectives:
- Recognize signs, symptoms, and risk factors for a bad reaction to opioids.
- Learn how naloxone (Narcan) works.
- Know how to handle intense situations and use naloxone (Narcan).
(Photo of Narcan bottle courtesy of VCU Capital News Service - Flickr)
This project is supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the National Institutes of Health under award number 1H79TI085612-01. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.