Overdose Education and Harm Reduction: SELF-PACED ONLINE COURSE

Learning Objectives:

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 a person’s 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

• Learn how to recognize and respond in the case of an overdose and how to find treatment resources within the community

Presented by: Morgan Green, MA

Continuing Education Units: 1 CEU

This training is approved for continuing education by the boards listed here.

This course is brought to you at no cost via the Nevada Opioid Center of Excellence. Funding for this project was made possible in whole or in part by the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DHHS) through the Fund for a Resilient Nevada, established in Nevada Revised Statutes 433.712 through 433.744. The Nevada Opioid Center of Excellence (NOCE) is administered by the Center for the Applications of Substance Abuse Technologies, a grant-funded center located within the School of Public Health at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Presentation materials are not for reproduction or distribution without specific written authorization. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in our courses are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of CASAT.

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