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Topic: Health and Safety

Overdose Education & Naloxone Distribution for Law Enforcement

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
1. Understand the scope of the opioid epidemic
2. Understand pain and how opioids work in the body
3. Explain how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose
4. Understand the role of naloxone in an opioid overdose and how it can prevent an overdose death
5. Demonstrate how to administer intranasal naloxone
6. Discuss how to respond to a suspected Xylazine overdose

Prescribe 365 Brochure

This brochure is for providers to print and display in their offices encouraging patients to openly discuss safe use of opioids.

Harm Reduction: Findings from the Field

Alexander, C. (2024, May 07). Harm Reduction: Findings from the Field. [Blog post]. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Blog. https://www.samhsa.gov/blog/harm-reduction-findings-field

Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND)

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Describe basic trends in opioid overdose death rates at the national and local level
Identify factors that elevate patients’/clients’ risk for opioid overdose; Understand how overdose education/naloxone distribution programs impact health outcomes; Develop a preliminary plan for integrating overdose education into existing services; and Learn how to recognize and respond in the case of an overdose and how to find treatment resources within the community.