Naloxone Training Set for Thursday

Thursday is the day to learn how to use the opioid overdose-reversing treatment naloxone. Anyone interested can attend the training Thursday at 8 a.m. at the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department. The Marshall University School of Pharmacy is partnering to offer the free training on administering the life-saving drug, known by the brand name Narcan. The training is suggested for first responders, people at risk of opiate-related overdose and their family members, friends and caregivers. Naloxone kits will be given out at the end of the training.
Pre-registration is required by this afternoon. Because of a new law, naloxone will be available without a prescription starting in July.