When Every Minute Matters

An opioid overdose can happen quickly and requires an immediate response. This course provides practical information to help you recognize the signs of a suspected opioid overdose and take appropriate action. You will learn how naloxone works, how to administer it, and what to do while waiting for emergency medical help to arrive.

What You’ll Learn

Build the knowledge and confidence to respond to a suspected opioid overdose.

  • Recognize the common signs of a suspected opioid overdose

  • Understand how opioids can affect breathing and responsiveness

  • Take appropriate emergency action and contact EMS

  • Understand how naloxone works and when it may be used

  • Demonstrate how to administer naloxone

  • Provide continued care while waiting for emergency medical help

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Session 1 - Introduction

    • 1. Course Overview

    • 3. Before Starting

    • 2. Reasons for Taking Opioid Training

    • 2. What is an Overdose?

    • Naloxone (Brand name Narcam)

    • Narcam (Brand name for Naloxone)

    • Opioid Receptors in the Brain

    • 4. Opioid overdose signs and symptoms
  • 2

    Session 2. Responding to an opioid overdose

    • 1. 5 steps to respond to an opioid overdose

    • 2. Step 1 – Shout and Shake

    • 3. Step 2 – Call 911

    • 4. Reluctance to call 911

    • 5. The Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act

    • 6. Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act – wallet cards

    • 7. Step 3 – Give naloxone

    • 8. How naloxone works

    • 9. Nasal spray naloxone

    • 10. How to administer nasal naloxone
  • 3

    Session 3. Treatment/First Aid

    • 1. Heavy nod versus overdose

    • 2. Check for breathing

    • 3. Recovery position

    • 4. If Not Breathing Start CPR

    • 5. If naloxone is NOT working

    • 6. After an overdose

    • 7. Caring for someone after an overdose

    • 8. Overdose response myths
  • 4

    Session 4. Preventing opioid overdose

    • 1. Preventing opioid overdose

    • 2. Don’t use alone

    • 3. Be aware of your tolerance

    • 4. Avoid mixing drugs and substances

    • 5.Know the quality of your drug(s)

    • 6. Remember….
  • 5

    Completion of Online Course

    • 18. Completion Requirements