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La epidemia de los opioides continua devastando las comunidades a través de los Estados Unidos, lo que ha llevado a una pérdida significativa de vidas y un extenso impacto social; La naloxona es un medicamento que es seguro y efectivo que puede revertir una sobredosis de opioides y salvar vidas cuando es prontamente administrada, La naloxona revierte rápidamente los efectos de los opioides; La naloxona juega un papel vital en prevenir daños en el cerebro a largo plazo y reduce el riesgo de una fatalidad asociada con la sobredosis de opioides.
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
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.