Health & Fitness
Spring Overdose Prevention Trainings Scheduled In County
Anne Arundel County offers overdose prevention training classes and a Naloxone kit.
From the Anne Arundel County Department of Health: The Anne Arundel County Department of Health is offering free training to community members on the use of intranasal naloxone to reverse a heroin or other opioid overdose and prevent death. Trainees will receive a free naloxone nasal kit to administer to victims of opioid overdose.
Who Should Attend?
- At-risk individuals, family members, friends and associates of someone who is using and at risk for overdosing on heroin or prescription pain medications. Teens under 18 may take the training if accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- Treatment program, recovery services and transitional housing staff.
What Will I Learn?
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Training will incorporate the following information:
- What an opioid is.
- How to recognize, respond to and prevent an opioid overdose.
- How to administer the naloxone intranasally.
- Information about the Good Samaritan Law, treatment and recovery services and family support.
What Is Naloxone?
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Naloxone is a prescription medication that is used to reverse an opioid overdose. It cannot be used to get “high” and is not addictive.
How to Register
To register, call the Naloxone Training Line at 410-222-1937 Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Training Dates:
122 North Langley Rd., Glen Burnie, MD 21060 (10 a.m. - noon)
- Thursday, March 8, 2018
- Friday, April 6, 2018
- Friday, May 4, 2018
- Wednesday, June 6, 2018
3 Harry S. Truman Pkwy., Front Entrance, Annapolis, MD 21401 (10 a.m. - noon)
- Thursday, March 15, 2018
- Thursday, April 12, 2018
- Tuesday, May 8, 2018
- Thursday, June 21, 2018
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