Module Description: Overdose is the leading cause of accidental injury death in the United States surpassing motor vehicle crashes, claiming more than 100,000 American lives annually. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, that is sold as heroin and counterfeit prescription opioids is driving the recent surges in overdose deaths in most communities. Overdose prevention, that includes equipping people who use drugs and their social networks with naloxone rescue kits is an established strategy to address opioid overdose. 

Educational Objectives:

• Describe the epidemiology of opioid-involved overdose
• Explain the rationale for and scope of overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND)
• Implement OEND in medical and community settings
  • Educate people about overdose risk reduction
  • Prescribe or dispense naloxone