Baltimore’s health department believes an online training platform will expand access to training for a drug that reverses the effects of a heroin overdose.
Through the city-run website DontDie.org, citizens can watch a video of Health Commissioner Leana Wenadministering naloxone (also known as Narcan), and complete a four-question review. They receive certification for naloxone, which is required by law before administering.
Naloxone, which is available as an injection or nasal spray, completely reverses the effects of an overdose from opioids, which include heroin, fentanyl, morphine and prescription drugs. Public health experts including Wen have long called to make it more widely available to people who know others who are regular drug users, and have sought to train EMS workers, police and members of the public who come into contact with users.
Read more at Technical.ly Baltimore
from http://baltimoretech.org/news/health-dept-enlists-online-training-platform-in-fight-against-opioid-overdoses/
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