Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution for Law Enforcement: SELF-PACED ONLINE

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the scope of the opioid epidemic

• Understand pain and how opioids work in the body

• Explain how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose

• Understand the role of naloxone in an opioid overdose and how it can prevent an overdose death

• Demonstrate how to administer intranasal naloxone

• Discuss how to respond to a suspected Xylazine overdose

Presented by: Yenh Long, Pharm.D., BCACP, Nevada Board of Pharmacy

Continuing Education Units: 1 CEU

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

This course is also approved by the Nevada Certification Board for PRSS(-S), CHW, and Prevention.

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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