NARCAN® Training

Naloxone (NARCAN) training course will teach you how to recognize the signs of an opioid overdose and administer the opioid overdose reversal drug Naloxone.

The Opioid Public Health Crisis began in 1999 and continues more than two decades later. The American toll from the health crisis is large. Between 1999 and 2022, drug overdoses have killed nearly 1.2 million Americans. That number exceeds the number of U.S. service members who have died in battle in all wars fought by the United States.

Who should take this course?

Naloxone (NARCAN) Administration training course is for laypersons, including, but not limited to: businesses, organizations, community members, correctional facilities, educators, faith groups, government and health care professionals, parents and caregivers, pharmacies, school nurses, senior living facilities, sober living communities, treatment and recovery centers, and more.

What does this course teach?

Key information on opioids and current data on the opioid crisis
How to recognize the signs of an opioid overdose
How to administer the opioid overdose reversal drug Naloxone
Discuss the role of harm reduction in the overall opioid public health crisis solutions / action plan / strategy
Overdose prevention tips for people who use drugs

CPR for a Suspected Opioid Overdose

An opioid overdose can lead to cardiac arrest. Opioids cause the respiratory system to slow and or stop breathing which leads to cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops beating or beats too ineffectively to circulate blood to the brain and other vital organs. In the Naloxone (NARCAN) training course, you’ll learn when CPR is the appropriate care to give for a suspected opioid overdose. Learn how to perform high quality CPR, register for a course today.