AUDIENCE: INTRODUCTORY

Naloxone Education

Acquire the essential knowledge, skills, and confidence to educate patients, families, and caregivers on opioid overdose prevention and response, including proper naloxone use. 

About the Course

The Optimizing Opioid Overdose Response: Compassion During Crisis course equips healthcare professionals with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to educate patients, families, and caregivers on opioid overdose prevention and response, including naloxone use. The training covers overdose risk factors, overdose recognition, and appropriate response strategies. It emphasizes person-centered, non-stigmatizing communication to improve confidence and effectiveness when discussing harm reduction and overdose prevention. 

By the end of the course, learners will be prepared to integrate overdose prevention strategies into everyday practice, respond effectively and compassionately during overdose events, promote harm reduction, and support improved patient safety across diverse healthcare settings.

What You'll Learn

After taking this course, learners will be able to: 

  • Recognize overdose risk and appropriate response strategies, including emergency procedures. 
  • Master proper naloxone administration. 
  • Implement effective harm reduction communication.
  • Develop clinical workflows to expand access and distribution of opioid antagonist medications. 

Featured Course

  • Optimizing Opioid Overdose Response: Compassion During Crisis - Monday, February 23, 2026
    Contains 5 Component(s), Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Claim Credit & Certificate Medical Physician - Live 1.50 0.00
    Claim Credit & Certificate Medical PA - Live 1.50 0.00
    Claim Credit & Certificate Medical Nursing - Live 1.50 0.00
    Claim Credit & Certificate Medical Social Worker - Live 1.50 0.00
    Claim Credit & Certificate Medical Counselor - Live 1.50 0.00
    Claim Credit & Certificate Medical Non-Physician - Live 1.50 0.00
    Claim Credit & Certificate Medical Addiction Counselors (NAADAC Credit) – Live 1.50 0.00
    Includes a Live Web Event on 02/23/2026 at 4:00 PM (EST)

    This 90-minute course equips healthcare professionals with the essential knowledge, skills, and confidence to educate patients, families, and caregivers about opioid overdose prevention and response, including naloxone use.

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Overdose Prevention Resources

Explore this curated collection of resources designed to support overdose prevention efforts.

Acknowledgement

This content has been made available in part by an unrestricted educational grant from Emergent BioSolutions. No input or influence from Emergent BioSolutions was included in the development of the educational content. As an ACCME Provider, ASAM follows the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence for Accredited Continuing Education stating that owners and employees of ineligible companies are excluded from participating as planners or faculty and must not be allowed to influence or control any aspect of the planning, delivery, or evaluation of accredited continuing education.