Community members can learn how to reverse an opioid overdose at a Nov. 13 training.
The one-hour class will cover how to administer naloxone, a medication that saves lives by blocking the effects of opioids. Participants will also learn the signs of an overdose and how to respond, including how to help someone who has stopped breathing.
The free training is hosted by the MESH Coalition, a nonprofit that partners with the county health department, local hospitals and emergency services to respond to public health crises. Sessions are offered at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at 1202 W. 16th St.
In Indianapolis, about 20 overdoses are treated at hospitals each day — and on average, two to three people die. Here, Black men born between 1951 and 1970 are dying of overdoses at the highest rate, according to a Mirror Indy project in partnership with the Baltimore Banner and the New York Times.
To save lives, the city is working on harm reduction, which includes tools such as fentanyl test strips and medications that reverse overdoses.
People who attend the MESH training will receive a certificate and two doses of intranasal naloxone. Register on Eventbrite.
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