Naloxone Training
Opioid Overdose Recognition, Response & Prevention
This training prepares participants to recognize, respond to, and help prevent opioid overdoses โ and to train others to do the same. Developed for community health workers, peer support specialists, social service staff, and anyone working alongside individuals at risk, this course covers the full scope of overdose response from identifying opioids and understanding the epidemic, to hands-on naloxone administration, legal protections, harm reduction philosophy, and practical training tips for peer educators.
By the end of this course, you will be confident in your ability to act in an overdose emergency and equipped to share this knowledge with your community.
What You Will Learn
- Identify opioids โ both prescription and illicit โ and understand how they affect the brain and body
- Recognize the warning signs of an opioid overdose versus overmedication
- Respond to an overdose using the correct step-by-step protocol, including naloxone administration
- Understand Good Samaritan laws and standing order policies in your state
- Apply a harm reduction approach and use person-centered, non-stigmatizing language
- Design and deliver effective naloxone training sessions tailored to your audience
Complete the modules in order โ each builds on the last, from understanding what opioids are through to delivering your own community training.
Each module ends with a Knowledge Check โ a short clickable quiz with immediate feedback. These are learning tools, not graded assessments.
