Participants will learn about opioids and risk factors for overdose. They will then explore strategies for rescues and practice using scenarios.
Learning Objectives:
- Name 5 risk factors for opioid overdoses
- Distinguish between someone who is really high versus overdosing
- Describe how to assess for opioid overdose
- Explain how naloxone works to reverse opioid overdoses
- Practice overdose response and how to administer naloxone
Sponsored by: MA Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services, Health Resources in Action (HRiA), & Adept Educational Institute, Inc.