In-Person Training every fourth Wednesday of each month.
The City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services is bringing back in-person Opioid Overdose Prevention & Narcan Rescue Training, a vital, hands-on session designed to empower people with the skills and knowledge to help save lives.

In this training, you will learn:

• The basics of opioid dependency — for medically prescribed and non-prescribed opioids.
• The impact of the opioid crisis locally and nationally.
• Good Samaritan laws that protect those who help in an overdose situation.
• Philadelphia’s coordinated efforts to address the epidemic.
• How naloxone (Narcan) works to reverse an opioid overdose.
• How to recognize overdose risk factors and warning signs.
• How to administer Narcan safely and effectively.